Our friend group used to have these ridiculous inside jokes and would spend hours just being idiots together, but now every hangout feels like a networking event where we update each other on our lives and I can't tell if we've just grown up or if something essential has died.
More people experience this than they realize.
A group of friends has shifted from genuine play to performative socializing without acknowledging the loss.
“Where Are You with Why play matters — evolutionary and psychological case?”
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