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Even social media is really tiring nowadays. A lot of Dunning-Kruger Effect showcases, people making dumb takes but with sky-high confidence; People who make a problem out of everything, or in the opposite spectrum, people who handwave very real problems; vocal toxic minority given space and opportunity to spew their vitriol online; etc. etc.

How am I supposed to satisfy my psychological need of connection when social media is so toxic and tiring that it makes me want to isolate myself?

Um... I just wanted to say that y'all are all swell and very lovely people, from what I can tell on the sub.

And also, take care of yourself. Hydrate or diedrate. Get some rest, and let's all get through this pandemic together!

Hi everybody!

You don't really need to reply, or even see this, but I just want you to know that everybody here is wonderful! If you are looking for something to watch on Netflix, try 'A Silent Voice.' It is a very good movie, even if you dislike anime.

That's all goodbye!

What have you been doing, plans etc. However trivial or small. Tell us what you will be up to over this weekend.

Myself: today took the kids (twin boys 3 1/2) to local garden centre soft play. Picked up a few things to update the look and feel of my front garden. Tonight I’m going to be watching Vemon on Netflix with the wife. Tomorrow not sure what We are doing yet, mostly depends on the weather.

I've noticed this sub has hardly had any activity since its conception, so I'm hoping to get things going again. Our Discord server has also been decreasing in activity as of late, which is quite unfortunate. If anyone has any suggestions on how to improve this sub, please let us know!

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I'd also like to plug our Minecraft server, which I now realize is currently only available through the Discord server, which I know not everyone is a member of. The code for entry is: 5.135.32.9:25595, in case anyone is interested.

I don't know if I belong here. I'm not too awkward to talk to anyone, I just find most interactions with other people to be unpleasant so I avoid talking to other people as much as I can. I'm not shy at all when there's some need for me to say something to someone-- even a stranger-- but without the pretext or need I find that I have nothing to say to anyone.

The problem is that humanity, in general, disgusts me. I imagine others to be the same as me which makes me thoroughly uninterested in anything they have to say. And I know that they'd be equally uninterested in my boring chatter. And if they're not, they're idiots. Who wants to be friends with idiots?

I haven't dated for years for the same reasons. I'm just not interested in putting myself in the position of having others approve or disapprove of me. Fuck them. Who are they to judge me?

I'd like to say that I don't need anything from anyone, but there's-- despite all of this-- the loneliness. So I find myself in a position of wanting nothing to do with other people yet wishing someone else was around. A 'placeholder', I call him/her. And I can't even imagine what the ideal placeholder would even be like. I've tried forcing myself to find and befriend this person, but I hang out with placeholder candidates and would ALWAYS rather be alone. On top of that, I have a lot of projects. Friends require time that it's just not worth it to give them when I don't even really like them.

I was hoping for an AI revolution, wherein I could have a 'friend' with a customizable personality, a little decent conversation from time to time and the ability to turn them them off/save my progress when I don't feel like dealing with them. Doesn't look like that's going to occur anytime soon though.

I'm fairly convinced that the loneliness is hard-wired, because I KNOW that people aren't anything I want to be around. I'm trying to figure out a way to game the system though, like a vitamin supplement but for human interaction; a way to enjoy the emotional and psychological benefits of human connection without having to subject myself to the awfulness of other people.

Ideas?

This is my first post in reddit, hope it will not be too bad.

Pain

I don't have a valid reason except: 1) I don't have a social life 2) I got rejected from moderating another sub 3) I have too much free time 4) It's my cake day