Friendship apps could be a way to cure modern loneliness

When you were a kid, chances are you were surrounded by a large group of other kids each day at school. You were spending hours together from the start of daycare to preschool and all the way through the grades. They were the people you spent the most time with, and you may have even seen them during extracurricular activities as well. When you’re young and impressionable, you’re a bit of a blank slate in terms of who you might want to become friends with.