Edit : Just to clear up some shit I do have IRL friends its just that moving around coupled with the fact that I don’t have Instagram or Snapchat has made me lose a lot of contacts and the ones that are left aren’t always available which is quite understandable as we all have our own shit to deal with and sometimes when their free I’m not etc .
There are no respectable chatroom anywhere on the internet that I can find (I have not checked discord which is said to have some but I’m not going to check it and I’m not hopeful as it is the only place I haven’t checked yet.).
My interests are just movies and TV, music etc but we can talk about anything . Don’t DM if your a creep or some shit .I didn’t know where else to post this and hope it is OK I’m just tired of the forum format and wanna have a more connected conversation . That’s about it .
Like its not even easy to make friends on Lemmy we just have fun in a thread and move on like each experience or fun we had is in a capsule and can’t get out of it . Its true for real life too I guess we meet people become friends and then move on because life gets and then you look back and see they were always temporary and was there because you and they were there at the same place at the same time and was never meant to be . like how 99% of people replying and I will not be in touch when this post becomes 2 days old .
Idk why I wrote the last sentence out maybe because I moved to another state and had some friends in the flat I lived and now that I have moved back (we all split to our own state after the study I was the last one to reach there I only stayed there for two months while there were there for 9 months or so) we have minimal to no contacts .
any hobbies?
Cycling, working out, reading (haven’t read much but I do a little and I do enjoy it ).
You need to find a new hobby my friend!
Find a local group for an interest you’ve wanted to try but never done. Go meet new people and learn new things!
Why ? I kinda like my current hobbies I try shit from time to time but these are the ones I can enjoy and if I can’t enjoy something but just do it to just say I do that, isn’t that working without pay ?
You said your hobbies were working out and reading. Those aren’t hobbies that’s just being a human being friend. Where’s the passion?
No one said anything about pay, forget that.
You added cycling. Are you a part of any local group for it? Long distance or mountain biking?
Edit: To the downvoters, the goal is for him to get out and meet other people that have the same hobby. If you want to make friends as an adult, this is practically the only way. If he doesn’t want anything new than maybe a book club?
You’re being downvoted for claiming that working out and reading are not hobbies, which is, quite frankly, bullshit.
To me that’s just basic human maintenance, body & mind. That’s fine though, to each their own. Maybe taking care of yourself should be a hobby!
Heh these young people don’t realise what happens if you stop working out past a certain age.
For me the problematic thing here is the insinuation that having a distinct hobby specific passion is what makes us interesting as human beings, that somehow human connection is predicated on passion and carved out hobbies. Not all of us have energy or time or just general mental capacity or desire to take on a passion project or dive into a hobby. I have family, friends, dogs, work, boating, biking, dog rescue, cheese, these are all a part of what make me but nothing I want to join a club over or dedicate any more time to than I already do. Some days are just about living and being. I can still be fun and funny and compassionate and interesting to talk to without having to develop and showcase a specific passion. Anywho
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No .I just like to cycle around there is no local group or anything around here and after I have moved and came back I have not yet started riding again and I don’t think I will .
I do enjoy working out and reading I don’t do those cause they are necessary I’m aldready lean I just do it cause I enjoy it .
you ever roller skate? quads… none of that inline bullshit
Roller skate ? No . whats quads ?
skates with wheels in a 2 front 2 back fashion… old school
not enough people roller skate anymore
Pic ? Doesn’t all skate boards have to wheels on the front and two on the back or has that changed without me even noticing ?
not skateboooarding… like this:
Oh those I have no idea .
You want me to DM? Ok hergoes:
You enter a dimly lit cavern and come across a mysterious hooded figure. Without warning he throws back his hood and draws a massive curved sword. Roll for initiative.
Ask for the price and why their so dramatic . I’ll buy the sword alright no need for an intro .
Ask an open ended question about something and stick around in the responses. You don’t have to ask and leave, and some people might stick around for a while. All you say here is not just movies and TV, but what do you actually want to talk about? Technology, art, puzzles, gaming, entertainment…
Idk I’d talk about anything I said movie and TV cause that’s the things I use most my spare time on .
Have you got your fill of DMs yet?
Speaking of making a lasting connection, lately I’ve been thinking about taking up pen pal-ing (I guess we just call that letter writing) again. But I just really like stationary and reading and writing off of paper
Nah no one DM’d but I don’t think I even care anymore .
Whycome not?
Wut ?
Why don’t you care anymore?
Idk I guess I realized making friends online is not actually possible or something .
It’s harder but it’s possible. I’ve never done it in a place like lemmy because, like you said, we have a good time in this thread then get in with our lives.
But I have had friendships with people from smaller communities, like those on forums - where you have maybe 20 regulars and however many other people who drop in and out over the months and years.
I actually did make some friends from reddit, because I joined a weekly book club someone started on there.
Anyway, there are ways.
There’s a way .jpeg
maybe check out irc?
Did and found no casual chatroom but I can check out if you wanna link one but as far as I can tell its nonexistent .
i haven’t been there lately but iirc there are a few rooms on libera. if you’re into linux #linux is(was) very active
Do you like gaming? Video games, board games, or TTRPGs?
No I sometimes pull up random games from websites in my phone if I’m utterly bored and have NOTHING to do even then I stop fast and hates playing .
What’s the last book you read? What’s a book you think everyone should read?
Dracula by bram stoker, haven’t finished it yet . Idk I’m not that much of a book reader to have one of those .
Have you seen Furiosa yet?
No sadly . Have you ? Was it good ?
It was a blast, I enjoyed the nonverbal storytelling in Fury Road, and Furiosa leaned into it even more
