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1070 People who keep their circle small aren’t antisocial. They genuinely learned that intimacy and popularity are opposing forces, even though loneliness occasionally shows up as the cost of admission

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Lachlan Brown @ Silicon Canals · 03/30/2026 20:52 EDT

People who keep their circle small aren’t antisocial. They genuinely learned that intimacy and popularity are opposing forces, even though loneliness occasionally shows up as the cost of admission

The instinct to treat a small social circle as evidence of a social problem is understandable. Culture consistently equates relational health with social abundance: the more people, the more invitations, the more connections, the better. Someone who knows a great many people and moves easily through large groups reads as socially skilled and emotionally well. ... Read more

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