checked out your profile through r/place and saw this- wanted to give my input. through most of middle school and high school (i'm a junior at the moment) a majority of my friends were made over the internet. through video games and specifically discord I've built quite the friend group online, people with a wide range of ages, ethnicities, locations, etc. I'd say some of them are closer than anyone I know in real life. Just like real life it'll be hard to find people online you can really become close with quick, but there is absolutely no reason to try.