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this post was submitted on 14 May 2026
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That would require friends, which is a factor beyond my control...
Not 100% under your control, but certainly not "beyond control"
I can't control other people. Other people can choose to not be my friend, to not invite me anywhere, to not talk to me, to leave whenever I show up.
No, having friends is something beyond my control.
Having specific friends maybe, but get out there and you're guaranteed to find someone who's on your sine.
Wow, it's really like you have no idea what I've actually been through and experienced over the years of trying to do exactly that and persevering even in the face of rejection, ridicule, derision, and scorn.
Alone might be depressing, but at least it's peaceful, and I'm getting too old to rock the boat, especially now that I've attained a modicum of mental stability.
Honesty just be
The best way to meet people is to talk to random strangers you happen to see once and a while
Right, in a world where everyone seems to be saying "Don't bother strangers in public, nobody wants to be bothered!" I'm supposed to just go out and... talk to strangers... until I magically make friends?
So all the things people criticized me for in the past (i.e., talking to strangers who apparently didn't want to be bothered) are now precisely what I'm supposed to do to overcome the symptoms of the social rejection I experienced from being labeled as someone who talks to strangers in public?
Yeah, I'd rather die alone than twist my brain into knots trying to decode that jumbled mess.