Been lurking (forums, discord servers, pug groups, etc) and everyone seems generally distant towards everyone, not really liking to associate with anyone outside of their circle jerk. Why do people seem unfriendly, or is this just me?
Do people not like talking to each other anymore?
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Been lurking (forums, discord servers, pug groups, etc) and everyone seems generally distant towards everyone, not really liking to associate with anyone outside of their circle jerk. Why do people seem unfriendly, or is this just me?
we don't talk with words, we communicate through airshots
also I have no friends so talking to people is pretty much a foreign concept to me anyway
we don't talk with words, we communicate through airshots
also I have no friends so talking to people is pretty much a foreign concept to me anyway
also I have no friends so talking to people is pretty much a foreign concept to me anyway
Things perhaps feel different, though I doubt much has changed.
Discord has probably made it easier in recent years to just stick to your private discord circlejerks. Not much point spending time talking in public forums all day when you can just shitpost with your close friends/teammates
In general friend groups often just kinda stop being interactive for no real reason after a couple years so maybe you're just experiencing that right now. Or maybe TFTV just feels different because a lot of the disturbingly active shitposters from back in the day quit while you have little interest in whoever took over that role
Things perhaps feel different, though I doubt much has changed.
Discord has probably made it easier in recent years to just stick to your private discord circlejerks. Not much point spending time talking in public forums all day when you can just shitpost with your close friends/teammates
In general friend groups often just kinda stop being interactive for no real reason after a couple years so maybe you're just experiencing that right now. Or maybe TFTV just feels different because a lot of the disturbingly active shitposters from back in the day quit while you have little interest in whoever took over that role
Discord has probably made it easier in recent years to just stick to your private discord circlejerks. Not much point spending time talking in public forums all day when you can just shitpost with your close friends/teammates
In general friend groups often just kinda stop being interactive for no real reason after a couple years so maybe you're just experiencing that right now. Or maybe TFTV just feels different because a lot of the disturbingly active shitposters from back in the day quit while you have little interest in whoever took over that role
everything that could ever be discussed in this game has been discussed and nothing new is coming so now people just shittalk each other on the weekly "im banned from tf2center" / "fuck rgl" / "new scam method!!!" / theoretical superteam threads while we wait for the next massive drama to happen
everything that could ever be discussed in this game has been discussed and nothing new is coming so now people just shittalk each other on the weekly "im banned from tf2center" / "fuck rgl" / "new scam method!!!" / theoretical superteam threads while we wait for the next massive drama to happen
and you gotta take care of every thing you say so you don't offend anyone
and you gotta take care of every thing you say so you don't offend anyone
One of my favorite passtimes was talking to people. After RGL came into power, I was forced into hiding. I haven't spoken to another human in months, for fear of being banned permanently. I don't know what I will do when RGL ships their mind reading device I must keep attached at all times, I fear getting banned for the mere thought of harassment while I'm at the store.
One of my favorite passtimes was talking to people. After RGL came into power, I was forced into hiding. I haven't spoken to another human in months, for fear of being banned permanently. I don't know what I will do when RGL ships their mind reading device I must keep attached at all times, I fear getting banned for the mere thought of harassment while I'm at the store.
happens, many people are simply just introverted or antisocial, w/e. also like 3006 said
3006and you gotta take care of every thing you say so you don't offend anyone
happens, many people are simply just introverted or antisocial, w/e. also like 3006 said
[quote=3006]and you gotta take care of every thing you say so you don't offend anyone[/quote]
[quote=3006]and you gotta take care of every thing you say so you don't offend anyone[/quote]
This is going off-topic and I don't really expect this post to resonate with anyone or to even be well received or get any replies, but nonetheless I find this interesting and want to put this out there.
In my travels I've found that how friendly people are with strangers varies greatly from culture to culture. In Malta we're very mindful of our own business. We don't start conversations with strangers unless we absolutely have to. There is this air of untrust and skepticism towards strangers. And yet the ironic joke we repeat over here is that everybody knows everybody. This joke rings so true insofar as, if you come across someone you don't know, you are guaranteed to at least know someone that does know that person. Despite this level of untrust we treat strangers with, the crime rates in Malta are crazy low, and it rings true with the Maltese people, as xenophobic as it shows us as a people to be, that a large majority of crimes are caused moreso by foreigners than by locals. It pains me to back this sentiment up, but Christian morality values really do run deep over here. The Maltese people generally mean well despite how hostile they treat strangers. And they know this too - in some parts of Gozo, people still leave their keys in their parked cars. their garages fully open, their bicycles lying on the sidewalk unchained. I find this contrast really interesting.
Furthermore, some cities/states and their people have shown themselves to behave differently. Of the places I've been, Manchester and Sicily spring up as being some of the friendliest people I've come across. When I first went to these places, it was jarring and almost unsettling how friendly these people were. But it's really interesting just how easily they'll greet strangers on the street as if they've known them forever. As for crime rates I can't be fair in commenting inasfar as I haven't done my research well. I know that, last time I checked, Manchester has the second highest crime rate in England. but it isn't fair of me to make this comparison as this includes Greater Manchester, and I've only spent time in central Manchester.
This post didn't really go anywhere so much as it was just me expressing a sentiment. I guess the thing to take away from it is that the willingness to talk to strangers is also a very cultural thing inasmuch as it is a personal trait in the individual.
This is going off-topic and I don't really expect this post to resonate with anyone or to even be well received or get any replies, but nonetheless I find this interesting and want to put this out there.
In my travels I've found that how friendly people are with strangers varies greatly from culture to culture. In Malta we're very mindful of our own business. We don't start conversations with strangers unless we absolutely have to. There is this air of untrust and skepticism towards strangers. And yet the ironic joke we repeat over here is that everybody knows everybody. This joke rings so true insofar as, if you come across someone you don't know, you are guaranteed to at least know someone that does know that person. Despite this level of untrust we treat strangers with, the crime rates in Malta are crazy low, and it rings true with the Maltese people, as xenophobic as it shows us as a people to be, that a large majority of crimes are caused moreso by foreigners than by locals. It pains me to back this sentiment up, but Christian morality values really do run deep over here. The Maltese people generally mean well despite how hostile they treat strangers. And they know this too - in some parts of Gozo, people still leave their keys in their parked cars. their garages fully open, their bicycles lying on the sidewalk unchained. I find this contrast really interesting.
Furthermore, some cities/states and their people have shown themselves to behave differently. Of the places I've been, Manchester and Sicily spring up as being some of the friendliest people I've come across. When I first went to these places, it was jarring and almost unsettling how friendly these people were. But it's really interesting just how easily they'll greet strangers on the street as if they've known them forever. As for crime rates I can't be fair in commenting inasfar as I haven't done my research well. I know that, last time I checked, Manchester has the second highest crime rate in England. but it isn't fair of me to make this comparison as this includes Greater Manchester, and I've only spent time in central Manchester.
This post didn't really go anywhere so much as it was just me expressing a sentiment. I guess the thing to take away from it is that the willingness to talk to strangers is also a very cultural thing inasmuch as it is a personal trait in the individual.
In my travels I've found that how friendly people are with strangers varies greatly from culture to culture. In Malta we're very mindful of our own business. We don't start conversations with strangers unless we absolutely have to. There is this air of untrust and skepticism towards strangers. And yet the ironic joke we repeat over here is that everybody knows everybody. This joke rings so true insofar as, if you come across someone you don't know, you are guaranteed to at least know someone that does know that person. Despite this level of untrust we treat strangers with, the crime rates in Malta are crazy low, and it rings true with the Maltese people, as xenophobic as it shows us as a people to be, that a large majority of crimes are caused moreso by foreigners than by locals. It pains me to back this sentiment up, but Christian morality values really do run deep over here. The Maltese people generally mean well despite how hostile they treat strangers. And they know this too - in some parts of Gozo, people still leave their keys in their parked cars. their garages fully open, their bicycles lying on the sidewalk unchained. I find this contrast really interesting.
Furthermore, some cities/states and their people have shown themselves to behave differently. Of the places I've been, Manchester and Sicily spring up as being some of the friendliest people I've come across. When I first went to these places, it was jarring and almost unsettling how friendly these people were. But it's really interesting just how easily they'll greet strangers on the street as if they've known them forever. As for crime rates I can't be fair in commenting inasfar as I haven't done my research well. I know that, last time I checked, Manchester has the second highest crime rate in England. but it isn't fair of me to make this comparison as this includes Greater Manchester, and I've only spent time in central Manchester.
This post didn't really go anywhere so much as it was just me expressing a sentiment. I guess the thing to take away from it is that the willingness to talk to strangers is also a very cultural thing inasmuch as it is a personal trait in the individual.
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also I have no friends
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tribe men must stick together !
together tribe men strong !
tribe men must stick together !
together tribe men strong !
together tribe men strong !
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hey blazo buddy wanna play more diabotical 2v2's hmu brother
the novelty of talking to strangers on the internet has worn off for people using the internet a long time, and most kids are growing up with the internet now so the novelty wears off even faster. on top of that, social media means most people communicate with people they know irl a lot more than before, so the desire to meet new people online is diminished. also in general people are becoming much more antisocial globally and its a really unsettling trend imo.
the novelty of talking to strangers on the internet has worn off for people using the internet a long time, and most kids are growing up with the internet now so the novelty wears off even faster. on top of that, social media means most people communicate with people they know irl a lot more than before, so the desire to meet new people online is diminished. also in general people are becoming much more antisocial globally and its a really unsettling trend imo.
Recently because of corona me and all my boys have been having a renaissance of gaming, lots of people hopping in discord/minecraft and meeting new people from different sides of the friend group/randos that ppl bring in.
Recently because of corona me and all my boys have been having a renaissance of gaming, lots of people hopping in discord/minecraft and meeting new people from different sides of the friend group/randos that ppl bring in.
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