a story in five words greg: we re short on time so here s the story in five words. how many friends do you need? all right. skunk, friendship in america has been in decline. now it s 12% people say they have no close friends. thought? skunk: first of all, how do you actually gauge that? greg: i don t know. skunk: i mean, okay. i guess, you know, when you with co-individuals and everything, people don t want to be near people and they re afraid. but i do have a quote for you. i have a quote. that air sotle oh pounded that in poverty and other misfortunes friends comfort and enable to old and those in the prime of life to noticeable deeds. now the question is, in times of trouble, which we are in the middle of, i m wondering if maybe friendship might actually be a solution to the problem