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Ok so I'll be blunt here. I have essentially 0 friends. I don't really even have acquaintances. Some people I talk to say they'd rather have my situation than have the fake friends they have now. So I spent some time thinking about it and I think I'd like to see what other people think. What would you say then? Is it better to have no company or bad company?
Going on what alphatier said: Authentic (key word here) friends or no friends are better than fake friends. If you're happy without friends, don't feel like you "need" to have them. I have maybe 7 true friends and that feels perfect to me. They're all people I genuinely enjoy spending time with, and they're all people that I could count on to be there for me if I needed it.
Me and the SO always joke that when we get married, no one will be there because we don't associate with that many different people.
I guess it depends on what kind of person you are. As an introvert/misanthrope I'd say zero, but a more social and extroverted person might choose the fake friends.
Given this choice, I'd say no friends. The desire not to have fake friends is one of the reasons I don't have a Facebook account.
I always tell my kids that their best, most trusted, most reliable friend, is themselves. When you are your own best friend, you never have "no friends." Stay true to yourself.
If you're very social and love to talk, then it's better to have fake friends than none. Otherwise you have to talk to yourself. In fact, even some virtual friends in an Internet chat room or MPRG game would be good. Social people need somebody to talk to.
But if you don't feel a real need to socialize, or if you're easily annoyed by things other people do or say, then you'd be happier with no friends than fake ones.
the shallow level of circle of friends by those i hold close, --- is numbing.
they could never call on them to help in any matter.
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