2026-09-18 11:47 UTC
Since then I have had to move repeatedly to find work and have very rarely managed to develop any kind of social life in person. The friends (and family) I have are scattered across cities and continents and I can only keep in touch online. Even living in a city there just aren't many obvious ways to genuinely socialise and befriend strangers to the point where we might actually hang out. Simply doesn't happen.
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@shimminbeg@masto.ai 2026-09-18 11:51
If you want people to go out and socialise in person there need to be things for people to actually do that are accessible, convenient, and free. That means youth centres and funded adult education. Some places have societies but if you don't already share that niche interest there's little reason to join. Colleagues are generally scattered so you won't see the same people at work and around town to get casually introduced like back in the 1950s. They're all commuting 10 miles.