Online Friends Are More Honest Than Your ‘Real’ Ones. Here’s Why That Terrifies You.
We dismiss online friendships as disposable because they lack the friction and obligation of in-person relationships. But that friction isn’t proof of depth — it’s often just the scar tissue of relationships we’re too trapped to leave. Online friends who stay are choosing you with zero structural coercion. That’s not weakness. That’s the most radical form of commitment there is.