have muricans become more competitive in the past twenty years?

in terms of the dating market, career, clout, money, etc.

maybe people in the US size each other up as competitors instead of potential friends

Glad to know im rl cool wit some folk from here, from its antisocial fanbase you’d think everyone here is non friendly.

Also lotta ppl using “loneliness/stoicism” as an aesthetic

which third spaces specifically?

sure. I also got a car

See Japan for the future of humanity if nothing is done

Where are the spots where niggas can just hang where external stimulants aren’t needed for humans to…human lol

This is definitely believable to me which is why I'm so appreciative of the good people that I keep in my company, definitely have helped me through a lot and allowed me to be more outgoing because of how they have received me

Move to monoculture sxn

what do you think we should do

Top 10 album of all time

Coffee shops, gyms, libraries, parks
Places that aren’t home or work but not like a grocery
Malls use to be a good one but certain spaces are getting to where their no approach zones

Cause niggas be lame!

facts.
bars and clubs are as popular as ever, but houses of worship, town halls, things more in line with "civic" participation have disappeared seemingly, or we as people just dont feel the need to reach out and find them

we need density and walkability. wouldnt be a silver bullet, but would help

destroy anime

yes, but those aforementioned places havent declined have they?

RT

When that study was going on during covid about how men are finally starting to have non-surface level conversations with each other i was like

Me and my niggas been on that since 5th grade lmao

No but again culture has changed
Just approaching people seems odd anywhere other then maybe a club or bar or library

what is going on with the youth though. i am talking Pre-K to 12th grade. isnt that historically where most meet their friends? of course making frienships is a lifelong thing, but wouldnt that be the place to look?

Sucks to suck

narrator voice: dating apps highkey a big acclerationist in this