I understand people value it more than I do. If it makes you happy, then that's good on its own.

[And bonus points for him, if he admitted he had one or two friends, maybe nobody will insist he needs more of them.

Two was enough to keep track of. More would drive him up the wall. How social butterflies managed, he'd never understand.]

But if you think you can get more mileage out of it, you should make your own.