Companionship only on social class .

[Nonstop_H]

It is no longer news but a reality, how some people has restricted there companionship only to there social class, work colleagues or business associate, come to think of it, is it really too necessary as humans to keep our companion  only to this aforementioned classes of people in the society, a friend once told me how his boss at work advice him to restrict his circle of friendship only to those in the same class with him, to be honest. This has made me think why it should be so. Could  this be for our safety or that of our family, I brought this topic here for more clarification and elaboration.

[Sticky Bomb]

Your friendship circle can also be described as your mastermind group and those you have useful interaction with on a regular, when there exists someone who is not up to your reasoning level in that group, it tends to draw the others behind. Someone who's reasoning is below your cognitive rating would not always give the best result during career interaction or brainstorm sessions and such a person you cannot always refer to when you need quick consultation on a brilliant idea. It doesn't however rule out the possibility of having a friendly coexistence with such people of lower cognitive rating but for your immediate circle of friends, they do not meet the criteria.

[Findingnemo]

It's just the perception of his boss based on what he experienced in his life, which doesn't mean the same applies to everyone. I would say try to be inclusive and gather the life experiences of as many people as you can, which will give you a wider knowledge about the society. Narrowing it down to a certain class may not bring much of a positive to someone's life in my opinion.

[Oluwa-btc]

is it really too necessary as humans to keep our companion  only to this aforementioned classes of people in the society, a friend once told me how his boss at work advice him to restrict his circle of friendship only to those in the same class with him, to be honest.

I think people go with that perceptions based on what they've come across or encountered in life and they have been limited to executing that mindset to The social class they find themselves in, but frankly speaking it's not advisable to limits ones companionship to the mentioned classes cause you may limited to opportunities that could be helpful to you in the society. Though the reasons of restricting ones circle to some category of classes could be either based on a past issues or avoidance of mistakes and misfortune.

[Fiatless]

I restrict my friendship to only people whose life or companionship would have a positive effect on my life. I don't care about your religion, social class or tribe; all I want is a good character and mindset. In life, you can learn from anybody regardless of their social status, so I don't pay much attention to it while choosing my companions.  

[Marvelockg]

This has made me think why it should be so. Could  this be for our safety or that of our family, I brought this topic here for more clarification and elaboration.

You don't need to be friends to everyone in life, all you need is people that shares the same view with you about core things or value system and that's good enough for you. That's part of the reason why people just mingle with people that are of the same class with them and don't try to force relationships with others that might share a contrary view about key issues of life with them

Life is too short to spend it trying to relate with people that are not of the same ideology with you and even when you're trying to get a life partner, it's still going to come from people from your circle.

[Btcdeybodi]

Companionship goes beyond the circle of those around us because sometimes, the people that can even lead us to greatness might not really be those within or circle but those outside can also be very helpful towards our growth in life. When you think that your companionship should just be within your work colleagues or you business associates, you are indirectly limiting yourself from some information, awareness and updates that might come from people who ain't in same social class with you. You should be open to build companionship with anyone and not only within those around you.

[Accardo]

To enjoy life you have to love every creature. People are friends with dogs, cats, monkey etc. No restrictions, whatsoever would bring full happiness and comfortability like learning to love God's creation. A friend was telling me about how he offered a stranger a lift in the night, and on their way his bike broke down, he didn't know this stranger was a mechanic, who then helped him fix the vehicle. Had he not loved this person, he would have been stuck in the middle of nowhere with no help at sight.

[uneng]

Daily routine nowadays is different from decades ago. Before people used to interact a lot among each other, they went out in groups of friends, especially on weekends, but now the tendency I observe is individualism. People are becoming lonelier and focused on activities they can do by themselves.

I guess it's related to the fact there is little in common between people nowadays. We have become too different from each other, we don't share the same interests, preferences and opinions, and where there is little connection, there isn't desire for each other's company.

Moreover, the modern human being has got extremely selfish and egocentrist. Technology is feeding this feeling in a way I fear at some point each of us will live only on our personal universe, where the interactions will be between we and AI solely.

[Felicity_Tide]

a friend once told me how his boss at work advice him to restrict his circle of friendship only to those in the same class with him,

Your cycle actually plays a huge role in your life.
As far as companionship is concerned, there is more to it than just friendship, or having fun and spending time together. A true companionship has to be effective in every area, and not just the fun part of life. And that's why it is important for everyone to choose their friends wisely. It pains me a lot when I see two or more supposed friends that don't even know what's best for themselves. As it is written in the Bible, "Iron sharpens iron", and not the other way round.

And in regards to social class differences, I don't see it as big problem to companionship. Though, there are cases where certain people prefer not associate with others due to class differences. It's normal, but the most important is that we stick around with those who are always positively minded, no matter how small or big they are, because it definitely has a way of contributing to our lives.

[Hispo]

I mean, it is not so weird if you think carefully about it.
People have hanged out with other of their same class for centuries and it continues to be in that same way even today.
It has something to do with safety, sure but it is also about spending time with people who understand topics you talk about and share interests and problems.
And rich person won't have the same interest or problems than someone who lives below the line of poverty.

While people who are rich talk about business, diamonds or luxury cars, those who are poor just think about how to get food to eat another day, they are people who live in completely different realities which cannot easily be friends.

[passwordnow]

It is no longer news but a reality, how some people has restricted there companionship only to there social class, work colleagues or business associate, come to think of it, is it really too necessary as humans to keep our companion  only to this aforementioned classes of people in the society, a friend once told me how his boss at work advice him to restrict his circle of friendship only to those in the same class with him, to be honest. This has made me think why it should be so. Could  this be for our safety or that of our family, I brought this topic here for more clarification and elaboration.

We're all free to those who are we going to deal with, treat friends are and whoever we want to be companions with. While what you've said OP is a reference for those people that don't want to go to any other class of life they have and just want to be with people that are probably in the same life class as they are. There is nothing wrong with that because that is their preference and we can respect that, but no one can limit and stop us to share our lives and deal with different walks of life as long as we're friends to them and they're easy to hang out with.

[Ucy]

That depends more on who is closest to you in moral uprightness, or in wisdom, knowledge or ability to understand things. Your influence on each other could be equal, via interactions, sharing/exchanging ideas and view points, etc.. otherwise a lower one having equal or higher influence on the higher could make him/her (the higher) fall to lower position. The higher one, with higher and more accurate knowledge should be guiding the other if they both "move together" . And the lower should be more submissive and respectful to the higher.
And you have to be careful with a person who ought to be within your "class" but mingles and is influenced by lower ones. They could bring you low, or be used to bring you low

So the social class thing should be knowledge or morality based rather than wealth, attractiveness, etc