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When Kelsey Fehlberg became obsessed with BTS in 2021, she started a Twitter account to connect with other K-pop fans. It worked: She and 12 other superfans now have a highly active WhatsApp chat. Their connection may have initially been about swooning over Jimin, but it’s deepened over time. “It is the biggest, most unexpected gift,” she says.

It can feel daunting to reach out to strangers or near-strangers and say, “Hey, I like what you are doing and by association… you.” But the DM slide is a powerful tool, and only associating it with flirting is doing yourself a disservice. Consider this: Only half of Americans are satisfied with how many friends they have. If you had a 50% chance of potentially making a new friend online, wouldn’t you send that DM? I would.