What do a man's friends say about him?

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[myleft]

"this is a bit of a sidetrack" typical Lindybeige video. Great stuff

[FrankBarnwell-ximy]

No close friends here. Gilbert, a guy I've worked very well with for 8 years, died of a stroke last Monday. When working with him, it wasn't work. Damn good bloke.

[SangoProductions]

A close friend would be one to whom, there's a definite bond and understanding. Someone who would definitely drop what they're doing to see you in the hospital, for example.

[diegonatan]

Friend: Someone that I enjoy to be with.
Close Friend: Someone that I trust.

[legendaryclarity]

A lot of people are friendly but are really acquaintances. A few years ago I heard from someone that they have about 5 friends. Didn't understand at first but later I found that many of those I thought were my friends were fake.
Friends should have a similar maturity level (rather than age). Similar level of responsibility. Must respect each other's boundaries. Must be happy for the achievements of others.

[billbolton]

Ah, Lindy the social chameleon, a friend to all....apart from 'Richard'

[Fenrir]

A close friend is like a sibling you love, not a biological one, but one you have chosen. And it goes both ways.

[kenmagalnik]

A close friend is someone you'll let stay at your house while you aren't around.

[patrickm.warren]

The rise of cloud, iPhone, and social media directly correlates to a decline in my friendships. I love my friends from afar. But generally find it difficult to be in their physical presence.

[bartsanders]

It says whatever The Party says it says, Winston.

[SplendidFellow]

The average person only has two and 1/2 friends. Sad, especially for the one in half.

[matthijsvancampen]

Lindy, I got into your lovely content when I was a boy of 11 for the history and thought that was the thing that kept me watching. Now as a boy of 20 I appreciate just listening to someone who approaches life with such an open mind and is unashamedly up for any topic or activity which peaks his interest, I think more people should look at life this way ❤

[pythonau]

A close friend is one of those people that comes over whenever they want, raids your fridge without asking, hangs around like part of the furniture, and you don’t mind. You are that close you might as well be related. What we used to call “mates”.
Unfortunately all mine are long gone.

[barkebaat]

A friend is someone who would help you move a sofa.
A real friend is someone who would help you move a body.

[haldir]

I realize now that all my close friends are disagreeable and argumentative.
The fact that i enjoy their company and conversation would probably point to me being disagreeable and argumentative as well.

[DepakoteMeister]

I'm so glad you clarified you were camping with your family, I was just about to congratulate you both for knowing how to put up a tent at ages 2 and 3!

[juicewayne]

I think I have an idea about who he’s referring to at the end. But I agree. Disavowing people for pretty commonly held beliefs to yours is a little too much if those beliefs don’t particularly harm anyone in any real way

[MultiKommandant]

Broadly speaking, the "closeness" of friends is more to do with how comfortable you are losing some level of politeness or reservation around them than any level of physical proximity or frequency of meeting.

Obviously you don't need to be crude or ill-mannered to them (or any more crude or ill-mannered than you might already be, not judging) for it to count, just that their presence is almost an act of trust, and that any outsider joining in with you might feel a bit left out of in terms of context to inside jokes or events that you and these "close" friends have gone through together.

Seems a bit exclusive and cliquey at first, but I tend to find persistent familiarity tends to help give opportunities for these social threads to be untangled by the sufficiently determined.

[MasterOfWarLordOfPeace]

Wouldn't it be quite a situation if you had ended up marrying your close female friend?

Person: "So, how did you two meet?"

You: "Well, I was 3 years old and she was 2... I don't know if it was love at first sight because the hippocampus stores long-term memories when you are 4-5 years old."

I dunno, in my mind this sounds like the nerdy trolling Lindy would say :)

[TheAbsoluteStateofThings]

What I really enjoy about this channel is that you are confident in speaking what you think, very very politely, which is a rare thing to see nowadays (in my experience, at least)