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by MattGaiser 836 days ago
> Eg: one of his friends has a life crisis and just needs to talk to someone.

He can hop on the train and trivially go to them. He probably sees his friends more than many others who are separated by long distances.

In a world of instant comms, he doesn’t need to be tracked down. He can be summoned and in a few hours, appear.