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đ§Honestly, for me, what helped was finally liking the way I perceive myself. When I feel complete, it's easier ignoring other people's perception, and actually start perceiving the world. When you feel confident about yourself it stops being about you, your brain is not focused on your looks anymore. Going out in public finally morphs to just seeing the world and admiring its beauty. Instead of the brain going âme ugly, people hate meâ it goes more like âme fine, world niceâ. Find what makes you feel complete.
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This song makes me want to rediscover the world, and I think being high in the sky can make it sound magical.
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From the Atlantic: âThere is no statistical record of any other period in U.S. history when people have spent more time on their own.â
I donât know anything about youâhow funny is that? I couldnât even begin to guess what your life looks like. I couldnât spot you in a crowd. If I were a friend, Iâm sure I could give better advice. Perhaps suggest joining a local group  I know of, or a class at the gym that always puts me in a good mood. Perhaps introduce you to someone Iâve always thought youâd get along with.Â
The beautiful thing about the internet is that you can ask this question to the void and the void speaks back. Itâs so much easier this way, but so much worse.Â
Geography, family, shared interests, shared labor. Community used to be inescapable. We still depend on each other for everything, but we do it all at a distance. Iâll chat for an hour with a friend across the country, but I know nothing about the people across the street. Itâs a selling point if the grocer can name the farmer who grew your food. I could have been writing this to send to a distant family member, who I want to reconnect with, or an old friendâinstead Iâm writing to you, a stranger. Itâs easier. Our community ties have been broken.Â
So: what do you, an individual, do? You may find more success if you develop individual friendships tied to a placeâseveral articles about the loneliness epidemic talk about the gymâor a group that meets regularly. Apparently, the best way to beak down peoplesâ walls is just to see them constantly. This is true for new friends and for deepening relationships. For those friends and acquaintances youâd like to be closer to, keep inviting them to shit. Set your boundaries, but keep trying. The thing about people is that everybody is interesting and confusing and stupid and wise and mean and wonderfulâbut itâs safer to spill all that on the internet, where no one can spot you in a crowd. Let people know that youâre around and interested no matter what, and see what happens. It will take a long time, but itâll be worth it. Not just for you, but for them. For everyone, if we all put the effort in.Â
Iâm sorryâit shouldnât be this way. But we have to try. Weâre all counting on each other <3
I donât know anything about youâhow funny is that? I couldnât even begin to guess what your life looks like. I couldnât spot you in a crowd. If I were a friend, Iâm sure I could give better advice. Perhaps suggest joining a local group  I know of, or a class at the gym that always puts me in a good mood. Perhaps introduce you to someone Iâve always thought youâd get along with.Â
The beautiful thing about the internet is that you can ask this question to the void and the void speaks back. Itâs so much easier this way, but so much worse.Â
Geography, family, shared interests, shared labor. Community used to be inescapable. We still depend on each other for everything, but we do it all at a distance. Iâll chat for an hour with a friend across the country, but I know nothing about the people across the street. Itâs a selling point if the grocer can name the farmer who grew your food. I could have been writing this to send to a distant family member, who I want to reconnect with, or an old friendâinstead Iâm writing to you, a stranger. Itâs easier. Our community ties have been broken.Â
So: what do you, an individual, do? You may find more success if you develop individual friendships tied to a placeâseveral articles about the loneliness epidemic talk about the gymâor a group that meets regularly. Apparently, the best way to beak down peoplesâ walls is just to see them constantly. This is true for new friends and for deepening relationships. For those friends and acquaintances youâd like to be closer to, keep inviting them to shit. Set your boundaries, but keep trying. The thing about people is that everybody is interesting and confusing and stupid and wise and mean and wonderfulâbut itâs safer to spill all that on the internet, where no one can spot you in a crowd. Let people know that youâre around and interested no matter what, and see what happens. It will take a long time, but itâll be worth it. Not just for you, but for them. For everyone, if we all put the effort in.Â
Iâm sorryâit shouldnât be this way. But we have to try. Weâre all counting on each other <3
