▲ 196 ▼ The Anti-Social Century | Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality (www.theatlantic.com) submitted 2 years ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to c/news@lemmy.world 55 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) You still might be able to. DnD is basically free and always desperate for players and have game meetups in all types of places If you're less nerdy and more active then you're right at the cusp of 40+ rec leagues. Aka "beer league" sports. Hell, I have a buddy that joined a bowling team despite not knowing how to bowl and immediately went to a tourney in Vegas. But you just said this: the most prosperous I’ve ever been in my life Right before: place I can goto that doesn’t cost money So I'm a little confused why you can't spare any money to fufil a basic human need that you're saying is unfulfilled and causing you issues. Best of luck though, and I do legitimately wish I could have been more helpful permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) It's not about a lack of funds per se. I find spending money undermines any legitimacy for an activity, "best things in life are free". Might be the same reason I don't like amusement parks. This might be a psychological hold over from years living in poverty. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Fades@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) ANY amount of money undermines ANY legitimacy of ANY activity? That is just absurd, even aside from being an absolute statement. Get the fuck out of here lol, just say you don’t want to try and would rather the solution simply fall into your lap for free so we can avoid wasting time responding to you Money doesn’t make an activity good but it also doesn’t make the activity inherently bad or not worth it. There are an insane amount of things that have some cost associated, they’re all illegitimate options for an activity? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) The sentiment is absurd and we live in an absurd world. Conformity is not mortality, just because something is foundational to civilization doesn't make it benign. This isn't a philosophy or a statement of fact just my personal feelings. I find money to be crass and dirty. Money seems to be caustic to the human experience and humanity existed hundreds of thousands of years before we invited it (thus not intrinsic to our nature). It's an invention that instead of serving humanity has instead enthralled countless of our ape like brains. If you're able to purchase a good or acquire a service that makes you happy without these thoughts invading your decision then I'm jealous. That's an ability I lost a long time ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] phughes@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) My dude. Things cost money. That's a basic fact of life. A rec league needs to rent space to play in. You need gear to play. If those facts taint the activity for you I'm not sure how you can even handle the horrific crassness of paying for a place to live. You should probably live in a hovel the woods. One that you didn't pay for. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago You enjoy paying rent? I pay a mortgage, that's not an entertaining activity. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Pandemanium@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Find a hiking group or partner then. It's free, you'll get a little exercise, and it doesn't have to be much of a commitment. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) It's not about a lack of funds per se. I find spending money undermines any legitimacy for an activity, "best things in life are free". Might be the same reason I don't like amusement parks. This might be a psychological hold over from years living in poverty. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Fades@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) ANY amount of money undermines ANY legitimacy of ANY activity? That is just absurd, even aside from being an absolute statement. Get the fuck out of here lol, just say you don’t want to try and would rather the solution simply fall into your lap for free so we can avoid wasting time responding to you Money doesn’t make an activity good but it also doesn’t make the activity inherently bad or not worth it. There are an insane amount of things that have some cost associated, they’re all illegitimate options for an activity? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) The sentiment is absurd and we live in an absurd world. Conformity is not mortality, just because something is foundational to civilization doesn't make it benign. This isn't a philosophy or a statement of fact just my personal feelings. I find money to be crass and dirty. Money seems to be caustic to the human experience and humanity existed hundreds of thousands of years before we invited it (thus not intrinsic to our nature). It's an invention that instead of serving humanity has instead enthralled countless of our ape like brains. If you're able to purchase a good or acquire a service that makes you happy without these thoughts invading your decision then I'm jealous. That's an ability I lost a long time ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] phughes@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) My dude. Things cost money. That's a basic fact of life. A rec league needs to rent space to play in. You need gear to play. If those facts taint the activity for you I'm not sure how you can even handle the horrific crassness of paying for a place to live. You should probably live in a hovel the woods. One that you didn't pay for. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago You enjoy paying rent? I pay a mortgage, that's not an entertaining activity. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Pandemanium@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Find a hiking group or partner then. It's free, you'll get a little exercise, and it doesn't have to be much of a commitment. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Fades@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) ANY amount of money undermines ANY legitimacy of ANY activity? That is just absurd, even aside from being an absolute statement. Get the fuck out of here lol, just say you don’t want to try and would rather the solution simply fall into your lap for free so we can avoid wasting time responding to you Money doesn’t make an activity good but it also doesn’t make the activity inherently bad or not worth it. There are an insane amount of things that have some cost associated, they’re all illegitimate options for an activity? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) The sentiment is absurd and we live in an absurd world. Conformity is not mortality, just because something is foundational to civilization doesn't make it benign. This isn't a philosophy or a statement of fact just my personal feelings. I find money to be crass and dirty. Money seems to be caustic to the human experience and humanity existed hundreds of thousands of years before we invited it (thus not intrinsic to our nature). It's an invention that instead of serving humanity has instead enthralled countless of our ape like brains. If you're able to purchase a good or acquire a service that makes you happy without these thoughts invading your decision then I'm jealous. That's an ability I lost a long time ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] phughes@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) My dude. Things cost money. That's a basic fact of life. A rec league needs to rent space to play in. You need gear to play. If those facts taint the activity for you I'm not sure how you can even handle the horrific crassness of paying for a place to live. You should probably live in a hovel the woods. One that you didn't pay for. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago You enjoy paying rent? I pay a mortgage, that's not an entertaining activity. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) The sentiment is absurd and we live in an absurd world. Conformity is not mortality, just because something is foundational to civilization doesn't make it benign. This isn't a philosophy or a statement of fact just my personal feelings. I find money to be crass and dirty. Money seems to be caustic to the human experience and humanity existed hundreds of thousands of years before we invited it (thus not intrinsic to our nature). It's an invention that instead of serving humanity has instead enthralled countless of our ape like brains. If you're able to purchase a good or acquire a service that makes you happy without these thoughts invading your decision then I'm jealous. That's an ability I lost a long time ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] phughes@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) My dude. Things cost money. That's a basic fact of life. A rec league needs to rent space to play in. You need gear to play. If those facts taint the activity for you I'm not sure how you can even handle the horrific crassness of paying for a place to live. You should probably live in a hovel the woods. One that you didn't pay for. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago You enjoy paying rent? I pay a mortgage, that's not an entertaining activity. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] phughes@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) My dude. Things cost money. That's a basic fact of life. A rec league needs to rent space to play in. You need gear to play. If those facts taint the activity for you I'm not sure how you can even handle the horrific crassness of paying for a place to live. You should probably live in a hovel the woods. One that you didn't pay for. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago You enjoy paying rent? I pay a mortgage, that's not an entertaining activity. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago You enjoy paying rent? I pay a mortgage, that's not an entertaining activity. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pandemanium@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Find a hiking group or partner then. It's free, you'll get a little exercise, and it doesn't have to be much of a commitment. permalink fedilink source parent