What’s the difference between following and being friends with people?

We hope there are going to be people on Highlight whose content is very special to you, but you may not know that person in real life. Following somebody lets you track their creations. Being a friend with somebody is more intimate, like it is in real life. Friendship gives you a private channel to chat with your friends within the app, and you can set content so it’s only visible to your friends, and have more personal interactions with them.