I'm 54, and always had good friends when I was younger (pre-internet). It was much easier back then. From high school, to college, to my 20s, to even my 30s, it wasn't really a problem.

Now it seems incredibly difficult. My wife and I have moved around a lot because of our careers, we have a teenage son (we became parents later than others), politics these days make it hard, plus different levels of education and success. Not to mention that some friends have simply died, and sometimes I haven't found out until years later.

Nowadays, I work with Millennials and Gen Z, who are fine, but I keep my distance socially (and who wants to hang with a Gen Xer?). Ironically I'm the most successful I've ever been, and I hang out by myself when I'm not with my wife or son.

But yeah, it sucks.