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The expanding prevalence of loneliness
Yes, absolutely. As of right now I have zero friends either online or offline. It's been that way for a while now.
Do you live in the US? If so, what region? Wanna go to a movie sometime and then get pancakes & talk about said movie?
I wouldn't say that I have zero friends, but I certainly don't have the social circle I wish I had. That worries me for my own future. I'm gonna die someday, and I don't want to slip into the abyss feeling totally alone.
And the fact that I don't seem to be an outlier makes me worried for the future health and resiliency of entire communities.
I live in South Florida.
Well, we're a few thousand miles apart, so the pancakes bit might not be feasible lol. On any fun discord servers?
Haven't used Discord in a while actually.
I like pancakes but I'm in Oregon.
I always thought it was just me
Nope. I live in the pacific northwest of the US and there's something here called the "Freeze" and some people refer to it as the "ice out" but it's a term for how people in this region don't really like making new friends. A lot of people here are very against talking to strangers.
Same here. I lost most of my friends after COVID.