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[โ€“] LH0ezVT@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Same. Although, I was in school back then, which kind of forces you to talk to people. The best way to make friends is to regularly see people. It is still hard, for me it is still a pretty rigged game of who I "click" with, but without you will never find out.

Actually, I was just thinking I should get off the internet more often.

[โ€“] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 1 points 4 days ago

I have lots of acquaintances and people with whom I'm friendly but few real friends... And I think that's fine. I've never felt the need to spend tons of time around others or have tons of friends.

The getting off the internet thing is good. Usergroups and meetups can be a great place if you need socialization.