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From Loneliness to Real-Life Connection: How Gabor Kadas Built Friending

Friending’s CEO shares his personal journey across continents—and why the app is designed to help adults make real friends offline. Loneliness is one of those things almost everyone feels at some point—yet most peopl...

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2026: The “Deplugging” Cultural Trend

Introduction: The Quiet Rebellion For the last two decades, culture has moved in one clear direction: faster, louder, more connected. More screens. More feeds. More notifications competing for every spare secon...