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I mean, people are reportedly lonely as fuck these days too, so maybe there is a silver lining to this terrible situation?
Edit: Thanks for the downvotes y’all. Rage and negativity are apparently the only appreciated responses here. Lol
There is a massive difference between alone and lonely.
And conversely:
Just because you are forced to share a living space does not mean you have a connection with those people.
Fair response, but being around and meeting people can definitely help. Living with disrespectful or negative people can suck too.
How can you be lonely? You always have someone to talk to. If you are nice they might be willing to cook a meal for you (as long as you cook something too). Plenty of entertainment (when they fight with their significant other). Someone to play games with (cards, chess, hide their keys, watch them shower).
You just don't get it.
Many people suck, find someone that works better with you. One should not be lonely when living with others.
Why would you necessarily want to talk to your roommates? Just because you live with someone doesn't mean you want to hang out. Also, I have never had a roommate cook a meal for me and enjoying them fighting with their partner is kind of sick.
I think you missed the obvious /s. Look at the list part when I said "watch them shower"
What a weird comment section. The most controversial comment is "Well I guess friends are good". I think Lemmy is feeling the outrage cycle right now. Social media addicts gotta get they neuro rush
Have you never had roommates? If they're friends, they often stop being friends pretty quickly once you find out how they live. Not having roommates is a way to keep friends, not make them.
No, you just said something legitimately stupid. There's a huge difference between living with a partner or roommate by choice vs. having to do so out of necessity, but you're entirely ignoring it.
Are you always this antagonistic? Calling what I said “legitimately stupid” is pretty rude.
I had 3 roommates in a small apartment out of necessity for years and it was stressful, but it did help me feel less lonely. I was literally just pointing to one small positive (in my opinion and from my perspective) in an otherwise shitty situation.
No, just when it's deserved. You're the one who rudely bitched and moaned about rightfully getting downvoted, disparaging everybody else in the process, you know.
Ah, you just like to fight. Got it.
Nah, you don't get to absolve yourself like that. You provoked it with your incivility.
Take some responsibility for yourself.
Well yes, but actually no.
Regardless I hope you have a good evening and I wish you better interactions with others. I don’t plan on replying anymore.
...but actually yes.
I wish you self-awareness.
This dude has been nothing but friendly and polite. Saying shit you don't like is not incivility. You're being an asshole for no reason
Bullshit. This:
Is the polar opposite of polite.
That was after you and others acted like a jackass though.
The first comment I made in the thread was replying to it.
You're acting the same as everyone else, which is jackassy.
This person dared look for an upside, and you just had to be a cunt about it.
Take one minute and be introspective about how maybe you're the problem.
...Says the guy who wrote something demonstrably false and then just continued on like it was nothing when it was pointed out to him.
I'm starting to think you're just the original dipshit's sockpuppet.
See this is why people think you're an asshole.
You still haven't acknowledged your lie.
Lol
You're being rude
Aww little dumbass is upset they have to face their own stupidity?
Feel better now? You sound like a cartoon bully.
People should be able to take care of themselves.
If you mean people should be able to financially afford to live alone by choice. I 100% agree.
I get this is a joke, but this is the reason why people are lonely.
When my parents had me and bought a house, they found a neighborhood full of people their age who also were also parents. If you wanted to live near specific friends, you could make that your first priority... Maybe not next door, but a street or two over, for sure.
These days, price is the first concern, location is the second. With car centric infrastructure, you generally are going to have stratification based on your income, and being close to work is critical for mental health. Unless both you and your friends have similar budgets and ideal locations, it takes big sacrifices to live in a place where you can get the socialization we all crave
WFH is helping - but rent is still too damn high