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Paul Croce

A Genius for Friendship

For deep friendships, consider the challenges of difference. Friendship in the universe of social media is generally based on similarity.  Finding friends through kinship of interests or personal likenesses can put us at ease.  It’s comfortable to pal with people who share your foodie tastes or enthusiasm for Star Trek. The magnetic pull of similarity is also at work in our political clustering.  Americans are sorting by values and ideology not only in jobs and churches, but also in how they find friends and even in those they choose to marry. The Pew Center reports that while only 8% of Read more