It’s hard making friends as an adult though (read: people have kids or other dependents), and the most meaningful relationships I’ve had have been where we’ve all been bonded under the same circumstance. Yes it does sound Stockholm syndromic, but as someone who doesn’t actively seek sociability by default, being automatically inaugurated into the company of others is a huge passive social benefit for me.

Work is definitely socializing by sheer osmosis of being around others with common goals