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The universal recommendation for lonely fuarrrks like me is to go out and meet people, but how the fuarrrk does that even work? Do I approach a random person in the grocery store and start talking? I never saw someone do that, something like that never happened to me.

>>30582 It implies that you have to change your entire way of being to become as much like a humanoid as possible and hang out among humanoids for an indefinite amount of time, which will organically lead to opportunities to meet humanoids and talk to them about the humanoid things that you have trained yourself to like, like the latest shot on Netflix. If you stay you while you go out every day you'll meet nobody unless you are naturally extroverted and/or attractive.

While >>30584 is not entirely incorrect, there are other ways. You could approach study or hobby groups, generally single interest areas with the intent to learn more. I usually just find the creepy outsiders in group settings and say hello. In classes/university/work this is even easier, because people self segregate as per their shared beliefs. Info junkies and anons do not have the luxury of being normal people, and so their ability to mingle with many groups becomes possible. Some of the better you meet are the people who at first glance most might disregard as another awkward NPC. I started talking to someone at work whom everyone generally disregarded because he is weird and introverted, and turns out he is a huge anime fan and an extremely nice and intelligent person who is fun to be around despite him unironically believing 2D > 3D Just start by: >Say "hello" to someone (don't be creepy like hannibal) though it can be entertaining to sometimes once you learn to read people >Ask them about _____ current activity (if they have a book, ask what they are reading, even if you can clearly see the cover. If they are playing a vidya, you can ask about that, if they are riding a unicycle, remark how it must be difficult. The important thing is that communication is initiated and you find commonality) You wont find that you have everything in common with many people, and sometimes you will have NOTHING in common, but it is up to you to build commonalities. Just make sure that you don't abruptly leave unless your life is actually in danger. Generally a 10-15 minute conversation is enough to get a lifelong friend. >Ask them ______ about themselves (age, or name, or some other arbitrary data, but make it natural, don;t make it seem like you are interrogating them. Start off with small talk) >If you aren't social enough yet, ask them about ______ (normal person soykaf like the weather or some non-political news like space or AYYYLMAO conspiracy UFO theories) and then wait for their response. Sometimes conversations are mechanical at first, but don't worry, that is part of getting better. Always make sure to depart on good terms. Tell them it was nice talking to them "It was nice talking" Along with some kind of departing remark (in many languages there is a way of saying "goodbye" that implies you will meet again) Grocery stores are a social taboo for meeting people unless you are an ultrachad or have some kind of weird hyper-social personality. Crowded school cafeterias used to be great for this just going up to a group with an empty seat and asking if you could sit there, and then sitting quietly for a few minutes to get a reference on a discussion was enough to socialize I feel like half the people on lainchan today are just kids or somehow regressed due to COVID isolation. I used to be a full blown hikikomori and I figured this soykaf out by trial and error. AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

I cant imagine just walking to someone in public and trying to befriend them so I just usually meet people online. The best way to meet new friends IRL is through your existing IRL friends. Just ask them to hang out frequently and they'll usually return the favor. When they have a party with a lot of people over they'll think of you and you'll meet their other friends. You can also meet people through work although I havent had much success with that for whatever reason. Me and must coworkers don't have much in common but having a good rapport and just chatting at work is nice.

>>30595 >just have a work and university to study at, bro! Works for me every time)))

>>30784 He suggested hobby groups, you can find them outside of work/education environments. If you can find local shops or venues for a hobby they will likely have notices up about hobby groups they host, if that doesn't work you can search online for groups (be careful though) and if that doesn't work theres botnetty sites like meetup that probably have things in your city assuming you don't live in bumfuck nowhere.

>>30814 I've been searching for groups for an entire year, and I'm yet to find a single one that isn't a lunch club for the elderly. Besides waiting another year before I can start a master's degree, what can I do?

>>30815 Post in the lainchan meetup thread?

Never had an single friend, not a single person has voluntarily spent any time with me.

>>30815 What kind of groups? Look for things that are remotely related. Elderly groups are not bad, One place I lived had two tech groups that ran makerspaces, one was by a bunch of old engineers and another was a bunch of COMPSCI students. The old guys were just bored and looking for friends, but they were cool to talk to because they understood all the technologies from the 80s-90s really well, the COMPSCI people were just a bunch of autists with some interesting ideas who wanted to socialize.

>>30841 By elderly groups I mean groups specifically for people over 65. From what I gathered form my grandmother, they get together and eat lunch and sometimes people come in to give talks. Again, these are the only activities I've found in my area after a year of searching. I don't want to wait 40 years before I can make friends. Even if I didn't have to be retired to go, I want friends my own age, or at least not over twice it.

>>30582 >The universal recommendation for lonely fuarrrks like me is to go out and meet people, but how the fuarrrk does that even work? Do I approach a random person in the grocery store and start talking? I never saw someone do that, something like that never happened to me. social engagement is so important for us hoomans isn't it? even after realising that one isn't drawing anything positive from it, one still feels the need to get involved. in my experience, the easiest and less anxiety inducing method to get involved with people is through work and interests. if n people have that one thing in common then they can venture off and get to know each other under that topic. takes time, takes patience. it also takes some nerve, so you don't fuarrrk up the process. i believe that if I could do it then so could anyone. but honestly im resorting more to myself in order to keep myself busy and going because im too much of a fuarrrk up to maintain social bonds. as someone said, if you want something done right then you go and do it yourself

>>30784 >>30595 >just be in a "group setting" bro! >just live in an actual community, bro! just live in a society that values and provides opportunities for human connection for more than 20% of people bro At some point we have to stop blaming ourselves for everything. That doesn't mean giving up, just realizing it isn't entirely our fault.

>>30584 >If you stay you while you go out every day you'll meet nobody unless you are naturally extroverted and/or attractive. I don't particularly agree with this ultra-pessimistic point of view. Yeah, meeting mates with similiar interests can be hard that's true but once you find them it's one of the best feelings in life. If you need to change what you are just don't bother at all. >talk to them about the humanoid things that you have trained yourself to like, like the latest shot on Netflix Well, the thing is that most common/normal people don't have particular interests in anything so of course they blindly follow the mass just to be accepted by others, but I can assure that people with niche interests and passions exists and you can find them, unless you live in a really small isolated town or something like that.

>>30841 >makerspaces What's the etiquette with these? I know they usually charge dues of some sort if you actually join (which is reasonable enough, pooling resources for this kind of soykaf is a great idea) but can you just show up and chill/meet the people there to figure out if it's worth the price?

The main thing is just to start hanging out where there are other people hanging out. You don't really have to make any special effort to interact with them. Sooner or later that just happens incidentally. Just take a book to the park or use the wifi at the library or something.

>>30907 likely depends on the makerspace, I would say it doesn't hurt to pay a visit and ask humbly