Whats wrong with being single, alone? Friend Counts, Social Media, Mental health
This post isn't about a rule per se but really about the reality of our existence and the honest truth of what "Friends" and number of friends, aka "Friend Counts" really should mean. Whether you have 2 friends in your life or you have 1000 isn't the point nor should it be unless you are trying to validate something about yourself that is missing or you are trying to monetize or weaponize a group. From a mathematical and facts model, there are currently around 8.6 Billion people on the earth, your friend count whether its 6 or 6000 is insignificant and ultimately meaningless. Even 100,000 friends is 0.001% of humanity. The math doesn't scale in a way that gives the number any cosmic weight. Whether you have 6 or 6,000 connections, you're a rounding error against 8.6 billion. Additionally unless you are going to contribute something timeless (a Newton, or an Einstein or a Bach, or a Davinci, you'll be forgotten days, months, maybe a few decad...