This really isn't true. I lived a pretty active life for a decade or so, as a drummer in various drum groups (samba, etc). I was well-liked, people knew my name and seemed to enjoy hanging out with me, and I had some decent conversations. But I didn't really have any people I'd be super comfortable chatting with 1-1, and nobody I'd call up and specifically hang out with.
It was only when the pandemic hit that I realised that, without the regular group socials I was used to, I literally had nobody to chat to. At that point I started doing more or less exactly what this article said, and deliberately trying to make closer friends. I'm happy to say that the strategy worked pretty well.
Perhaps you are naturally good at making deep friendships in these circumstances, but I think a lot of people are not.
It was only when the pandemic hit that I realised that, without the regular group socials I was used to, I literally had nobody to chat to. At that point I started doing more or less exactly what this article said, and deliberately trying to make closer friends. I'm happy to say that the strategy worked pretty well.
Perhaps you are naturally good at making deep friendships in these circumstances, but I think a lot of people are not.