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Tomi Adenekan

Friends are (I say) necessary because of not just what they can do for you but what you can do for them. It's nice to be uplifted by a friend, however, if you don't cheer a friend up during a bad day or celebrate with them during the good days, then it is not a friendship, it is just a one sided relationship. Friends are also necessary because of their perspective. If you have a non-developer (or even a developer) friend working with you to test a personal project, they can tell you what is wrong, what needs to be the point of focus, and what you need to do less of.

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Friends are important, it is harder to go through life without them.

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Andras Bacsai

Thanks for the summary, and your perspective is totally understandable.

Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think life is harder without them. I had no problems in the last 5-6 years. Ofc, I don't know what would be different if I had stronger relationships. It isn't easy. :)

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Tomi Adenekan

It's probably different for everyone :)