“Many of You Don’t Have Friends”: 80 People Share Their Unpopular Opinion On Friendship

While it is true that the internet is full of knowledge (of varying degrees of credibility, but knowledge nonetheless), it’s also full of opinions (also, varying degrees thereof).

But communication and collaboration through sharing diverse opinions fosters critical thinking and problem solving skills, among many other things.

So, asking strangers on the internet for their unpopular takes on friendship is not a bad way to expand your cranial horizons. Earlier this month, a writer asked folks on X to share their unpopular opinions about friends that might just put them at the sharp edge of a knife. And then cranial horizons were expanded.

While it is true that the internet is full of knowledge (of varying degrees of credibility, but knowledge nonetheless), it’s also full of opinions (also, varying degrees thereof).

But communication and collaboration through sharing diverse opinions fosters critical thinking and problem solving skills, among many other things.

So, asking strangers on the internet for their unpopular takes on friendship is not a bad way to expand your cranial horizons. Earlier this month, a writer asked folks on X to share their unpopular opinions about friends that might just put them at the sharp edge of a knife. And then cranial horizons were expanded.