Some industries will hire anyone with a pulse and they are often hungry for people (not right now, anon will be fucked, since the economy is fucked). Certainly there’s some disabilities that’d lock you out of those options, but not too many.

Bro you don’t need translations we know Japanese . Cringe

Deplatforming is effective. It’d be even more effective if people got off platforms that did platform them. Twitter is far too popular. Facebook and Instagram as well

Which kills me, because it’s not like compounding interest is a complex math subject

Part of the problem with capitalism is that it fucks over people who can’t do the math. I agree it’s pretty tame, but you gotta realize just how research and math hating many are

I think you’re overstating it by pretending that no one is paying attention to credit score. Especially when you say this under a post that literally points it out, it rings untrue

I would move to suggest that money made is nothing more than correlated with IQ

And the best pie.

The primary perpetrators of environmental law in my city are people who genuinely care about it.

Fire works are not the same as the other things you have listed(well, not the car part); as they do actually have a substantiable effect on the environment and local air quality.

As a white property owning male it’s my day of freedom 🦅🦅🦅

Yeah caring about the environment is nimbyism…

They exist. It’s not even a quarter as bad as reddit

Meta cognition can suck when you realize you’re falling into a mental trap but can’t stop yourself

Kanji is 漢字。presumably that’s Chinese

2019

There was a couple of methods I used to find people to talk to. Some with little chance of long term friends but great practice. Traveling through hostels and night life in foreign countries is a good no risk way to practice. Just talk to people in the lobby and bars and if it fails who cares you’re 5k miles from home. It’s good practice.

From there, taking a language class at a local community college for a language you like. This is more if you’re under 30 for effectiveness. A more out there language, like korean, polish, Japanese is probably more effective. But honestly any works. Great way to make friends, if you keep at it and get involved or make a club.

Another way is participating in local activism. Everyone is there for the same purpose, so it’s easier to talk to people. Plus, they’re used to outreach so they’ll reach to you first if you just show up and stand around, which is great because it means you don’t need initiative. From there you can just keep showing up, and it at least supplies a consistent social interaction every so often.

Another way is be an alcoholic and go to bars and chat up as many people as possible with liquid courage.

There’s a few services like timeleft, 222.place that are effective in major cities. Great way to meet people, none of the bullshit dating apps have.

Being in a union is also a great way to build comradery and meet like minded people who are easier to talk to. Again, these people do outreach, so they’ll hit you up first. And also buy you beers.

Can you tell that I love politics? Lol.

Basically, just go to social events. Not the community gatherings that pretend to be social but in reality are everyone coming in their own groups. I’m part of an activism group that runs bike ride socials it’s a great time.

Be active. Physically. Looking decent helps get to know people, as much as I hate it.

Key to all of this, is after x amount of times meeting, you need to try inviting them to things outside of the main activity. Start easy, sports if they like sports, maybe a local festival related to the subject. That’s how you lock them in.

Lonely is exactly the shit I’m saying is fixable. Depressed, well, a large part of depression is about preventing you from putting forth effort. So like, yeah, it can fuck that up. But you gotta be optimistic. Like if my anxiety ridden ass can do it most people should be able to

Then make one yourself. Organize, post it around online, and more likely than not a few people will show up

Basically anyone can make friends if they put in the effort. It’s one of my firm beliefs

Finally, vision having exclusionism