Young people in China are reportedly hopping on to a new trend called dazi. Dazi, which means side by side, involves using lifestyle platforms like Xiaohongshu, to find activity partners, or folks with whom to pursue shared interests. It could be pursuing a cuisine, or going to comic-book events. Dazi is not the search for lasting friendship. You could think of it as the hook-up culture of friendship.

Whatever happened to making friends the old fashioned way, one might say.