text: One of the reasons why I think it's good for people to have more friends is so you dont have to deal with loneliness. Being lonely is something that no one wants to go through. You might have a great personality or a really cool talent, but no one is willing try and get to know you. Nobody wants to sit at the lunch table by themselves, or have a class with no friends in it either. And also people want to be known as the "cool kid" or something of that nature, which isn't a bad idea. But if you make friends with people who act just like you then that'll be a lot better than hanging out with the cool kids.