Friends feel like a chore

I'm not a social person, very attachment avoidant. my friends of 10+ years reconnected with me and while we do speak the same language interacting with them feels like a chore.
I always been a game and art person, now I'm a game art student, my friends went from being the same as me to not doing much with their lives and I feel like it's holding me back, we used to talk about games and ideas and now we talk about their relationship dramas and poor life chooses, the only times they ask about my art stuff is when debating with me why ai art will replace me "because nothing is special and original anymore".

I'm okay with being alone but total isolation is definitely a slow suicide within itself so I guess I wonder if it's worth keeping the only friends I have just for the sake of having someone or should I keep focusing on my art journey knowing it'll be harder to find friends as I age + taking the risk that I will stay alone.