The Group Chat Is Not Friendship (How we learned to react instead of respond, and started mistaking drafts for connection)

The group chat is not friendship. It’s proximity without presence. It’s ten people standing in a circle, all facing slightly away from each other, tossing memes over their shoulders like confetti. It’s like a shared document where everyone has edit access, but nobody is actually shaping the same paragraph. One person is reacting to tone, another is adding jokes, and the actual emotional center of the piece is never fully held. Connect with me: https://www.jimhansenmedia.com/