• HalfSalesman@lemm.ee
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    5 days ago

    The guys saying the top three things aren’t necessarily the same as those saying the bottom thing. But there is definitely some overlap. Which is depressing. Though, I mean is that really that surprising given the state of the world and how stupid the average person is?

    The loneliness epidemic also effects women. We’re all more lonely and miserable these days. I think really men and women are alienated from each other in large numbers due to internet brain rot. And being too broke to do anything outside except like… go to a public park or a library or something.

    The shitty rightwing politics comes after, the average person is too stupid to not get immediately sucked into manipulative rightwing grift when they’re painfully lonely.

    I say this as I consume internet brain rot myself. Though at least its on Lemmy and not Tik Tok, Reddit, or Facebook, and its during work, not my free time.

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      4 days ago

      But going to the park or beach is fun. My first date with my partner was drinking cider on a park bench by a river.

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        2 days ago

        Not everyone loves meandering around a park or beach. Though I’ll admit its good for our brains to do so. It always feels like a chore to me, I get bored.

        Also was it alcoholic cider? That would explain why it was fun.

        Also those places aren’t really great for meeting people and even then you don’t want to make those locations the only dating locations.

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          2 days ago

          Cider is always alcoholic in the UK unless specifically sold as low alcohol. Typically first dates are not the same place you first meet someone.

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            2 days ago

            Typically first dates are not the same place you first meet someone.

            I know, but that there aren’t a lot of places to meet people in person without spending a bunch of money is a major problem and meeting people online to date sucks.