As anyone who has been on a small-talk-free Zoom call knows, the modern workplace has become a more isolated and confusing place. Along with the usual anxieties about status, purpose and productivity, add more flux, transience and anxieties about AI. Amid these shifts, a trustworthy connection, forged in the pixelated pastures of Zoom, Slack and Microsoft Teams, can feel like an antidote. Yes, it is now harder to find this person, but we believe these new “context agnostic” bonds are more powerful and necessary than previous in-person work friendships.