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Everybody’s home. No one’s coming over

835 points · 738 comments · barry-cotter

  1. thih9 · · focus · HN ↗
    Article says "The share of adults who say they regularly have friends over has declined 70 percent since 1975", but this may not be an accurate comparison:

    > Until 1985, the survey included only married households.

    Source: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;DDB_Needham_Life_Style_Surveys" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;DDB_Needham_Life_Style_Surveys

    1. inanutshellus · · focus · HN ↗
      Doesn&#x27;t that seems like a more accurate measurement? what&#x27;s the percentage of adults who check &quot;yes&quot; for &quot;friends i&#x27;m hoping to hook up with&quot; versus those that say &quot;oooh, you mean actual friends&quot;?
      1. kjs3 · · focus · HN ↗
        Someone is projecting.
        1. inanutshellus · · focus · HN ↗
          A percentage of people going to say &quot;Yes&quot; and not mean the same thing as I mean when I say that.

          That&#x27;s all I&#x27;m saying.

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