AdrienneDec 10, 2020
how does one make new friends in pandemic without resorting to dating apps please advise
Show threadSteven

@_tapsilog

Find a hobby that you love, then look at the social groups around that hobby.

Ideally, this would be something where the hobby itself is something you can do in pandemic-type isolation, but it is popular enough that the notion of getting together IRL with such folks is feasible in better times.

That "find a hobby that you love" thing tends to be super easy for kids. It gets harder and harder for older folks, though.

Remember, though, "fun to do" is better than "good results."

Dec 10, 2020 at 5:52pmWeb
Show threadAdrienneDec 14, 2020
@yam655 the fandoms for a lot of my interests get super toxic and my only other hobbies are political organizing and being a sociology geek and that’s another exhausting world on its own... i feel like it’s a little difficult when you just enjoy consuming and thinking rather than doing? haha. like i think artists or crafts people and bikers and gym-goers get to bond over an experience that’s more humanizing than just things you get to do on the internet
Show threadStevenDec 14, 2020

@_tapsilog

How much do you want to meet new people? Is it enough to explore a new hobby?

Fiction writing incorporates sociology aspects in world-building, and all manner of otherwise only consumed fandom in the fanfiction. A gathering of writers tends to be quiet, thoughtful, and interesting. (It attracts a fairly introverted crowd.)