Nah, I didnt explain myself well. You arent going just to chat to attractive people. I just see plenty of organic interactions whenever I go to a concert. You def have to enjoy the music and have a good time. Any social situation can be creepy or non creepy, the individual needs social awareness to understand the difference. I dont talk to people while the music is playing but inbetween songs or sets you can simply comment that was awesome. I agree with you about festivals, downtime is good to chat and chill
Bro, go to as many concerts and gigs as you can. Take a single mate, its crazy watching how many random interactions take place.
Dont be scared to move around and chat to people. No one cares if you are trying to find a new viewing spot and its a great convo starter. I wish I went to more when I was younger.
But number 1 rule, earplugs
I moved over after the Reddit API with third party apps thing. Needed to voice my opinion with action
Lemmy is great, I spend way less time with it, it’s a nicer and generally more respectful community, and I’ve learnt a lot more about computers/OSS.
I realised that all my time with Reddit wasn’t actually teaching me anything valuable. I’m now more conscious of my internet usage
Yeah cant believe I had to scroll this far down.
Weed is like putting a sticker over the check engine light. It hides the issue/anxiety temporarily but by doing that consistently without dealing with the underlying issues the problem only gets worse.
Something I do every work day is go to a patch of grass, put on calming music and just stare at the sky and clouds. Let your mind wander, it may bring up bad thoughts and feelings but its better to understand how your mind works. Dont look at your phone either, just disconnect and watch the world go by.
I often think about early humans and their lives. Previously our ancestors had time to reflect and process thoughts, feelings and emotions. That is lost in our technological world and our obsession with consumption and distraction.
These exposures and patterns are relatively new to the human mind. Develop behaviours that allow you to cope with the external stimulus
Depends, do you like the job ? Is it worth the effort in changing the dynamic?
Every American politician at the upper levels relies on such vast sums of money to campaign. Its just a question of finding out who owns them. Doesn’t matter which side
Bibi is such an odd nickname for a ruthless, genocidal arsehole
Simple things are going backwards but in a few hundred years Starbucks is gonna start giving handjobs. So thats kinda nice
Probably different to most people but I remember the first year of Uni summer holidays I spent playing Fable 3… which ended up being the entire 3mth holiday. I realised in real terms I just moved from one part of the cd to another and hadn’t accomplished anything else with my life in that time, no hobbies, friends or shared experiences.
I packed up my Xbox and refused to play another game for about 10yrs. Now I have a much better balance with games and my life
Wow, Lemmy is so different. On reddit or other platforms any hint of Israel criticism and you would be vilified and downvoted…
Completely blocking any rational discussion. This level of discussion helps digest the complexity of the situation.
Yay, which company should I invest in?
Damn bro, you handled that like a boss.
Really want this to be my bae but struggling to find content and the fediverse is confusing. I don’t know if it’s me or the app.
Now I’m filling my time with YouTube and Firefox focus to avoid too many ads
No quick fix, just focus on a goal that makes you proud of yourself and distracts you
I’m so glad to finally join! Signup was tricky and finally got Memmy working for ios. Happy days
To expend more energy and create more chaos in the universe.
All hail the god of entropy