Social life? I don't have a social life outside of forums and TF2, but I don't think that counts.
Poll: Are you happy with your social life?
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Absolutely perfect. Why, just recently, I had this eye-opening conversation with Leliana about Elven slavery, and we both walked away better people for it. I've spoken to so many people these last few weeks.
I met Clair, the Dragon type pokemon gym leader, conversed with a cute bartender whilst questing for dragons, flirted incessantly with a young water trader at an NCR outpost (Who, luckily, is canonically not especially adverse to the concept of lesbian relationships oh look deviantart), been instructed by Master Wizard Yen Sid...
You'd never get the chance to talk to so many people in real life.
I met Clair, the Dragon type pokemon gym leader, conversed with a cute bartender whilst questing for dragons, flirted incessantly with a young water trader at an NCR outpost (Who, luckily, is canonically not especially adverse to the concept of lesbian relationships oh look deviantart), been instructed by Master Wizard Yen Sid...
You'd never get the chance to talk to so many people in real life.
I am an immigrant, so all my friends and 98% of my family is back home. But I am kind of a loner so I am not an avid seeker of attention but I have made a few friends here in USA and they're good enough for me.
I completely agree with the gray mass idea you have. So many times I have noticed that everyone blends into everyone else and it's extremely difficult to find to find someone that is worth talking to. Out of all the people I know (Which to be honest is not alot) I find very few of them actually interesting and among that list one is my brother and another is my girlfriend. Very slim pickings.OniaPL said:
However, I have not noticed much of this "quiet studier" or "cool/tough guy" here. Although there several of these guys there is more variation. Such as quiet idiots. However, I'm at College so it seems to be more varied types of people here but still I cannot be bothered to even talk to my fellow students as I know that they will have the same redundant, boring thoughts to share and everyone seems to look at me like "What's with that guy?" just because I don't feel the need to socialise.
I never understood why others seem to need me to be social so they feel less awkward.
My social life could use more time to spend, but apart from that it rocks !
Can't deny i had to chuckle a little reading some of the posts in here. " People are just a gray mass nowadays" just like the grey mass of deep young folks that all think like that.
But well, you are still young and figure things out sometimes, at least some will, reality shows that a lot wont, but keep it up.
Can't deny i had to chuckle a little reading some of the posts in here. " People are just a gray mass nowadays" just like the grey mass of deep young folks that all think like that.
But well, you are still young and figure things out sometimes, at least some will, reality shows that a lot wont, but keep it up.
Could be better, my friends are dicks at times, but whose aren't? I'm accepted, although somewhat lampooned in school and I go out as much as I like.
So yeah, I'm content.
So yeah, I'm content.
I have often wondered this myself. The only explanation I could find is that if you aren't very social, you are somehow abnormal. Don't know if this is valid explanation, but I couldn't find anything better.Scoffy89 said:
One of the things that annoys me often with people nowadays is that most of them can't enjoy silence. You have to constantly talk or explain something, even if it's talk about weather. Why do you have to constantly blabber?
I admit that people aren't as simple as "cool/tough guy" or "quiet studier", but i was just trying to express how I feel most people are only copies of each other that can be categorized easily.
I have seen many of my (former) friends change themselves, because their social circle wanted them to. I am talking about clothing, behaviour, how they talk etc. etc.
I don't know why everyone seems to seek acceptance.
I do not. I was shunned at first, but eventually I got everyones respect, and now I am what I am and people aren't bothered by it.
I am happy with not having a girlfriend that wants to go somewhere with me or calling people I despise "friends" but from time to time I miss having a few. You can't really play P&P RPGs with just one player and me as keeper... and I'm not too motivated to go to things I'm interested alone all the time.
Apart from that I'm fine with how it is. Unless I could move to Britain right now to meet up with a few great Escapists.
Apart from that I'm fine with how it is. Unless I could move to Britain right now to meet up with a few great Escapists.
I agree. People seem to need conversation as well being within certain social parameters that ave emerged from nowhere. Example: I was at my girlfriends house for new years and her brother and a few of his friends where there for drinks. One of his friends asked me for a lighter and I gave it to her. However I didn't say thanks whenever she returned and my girlfriend hit me and said "You're being rude." I simply replied with "Why should I thank her for letting her use my lighter? She should thank me if anything." However no one really cared but I thought about how there are too many social things people must do just like make conversation with someone you don't know if your both outside of a house at a party even though it's really awkward. What's the point?OniaPL said:
Conversation about topics like the weather, unless relevant to what's happening in your life, irritate me. Conversation should be between people discussing things they are interested in or getting to know each other and things like that. How telling someone the obvious "It's cold tonight" going to achieve that in any way at all?
Heh. I can't count the times when one of my acquintances have tried to start some small talk while we sit in the bus. They always feel very, very akward when I just answer something without continuing the discussion like I am "supposed to". I just can't understand the whole "akward silence" concept. If you really are familiar with the other person, do you really have to talk? Can't you just sit and enjoy each other's company, if you aren't actually discussing about something relevant or interesting?Scoffy89 said:
I believe that the modern need to be ultrasocial has its roots deep in our culture. All the movies and tv- shows often have such stereotypical characters, and as we are bombarded by media constantly, these stereotypes usually take a hold of the media's audience. If you think about it, doesn't everything most think as cool or pathetic have it's roots deep in tv/movies/other forms of media?
What I can't explain is why everyone is so easily affected by media? For example, I never see people question a piece of news. If a newspaper says that African's are really aliens, everyone just seems to believe it without second thought. Is it just that everything is so ready and made for us that most of us have their brains become so numb that they are just another zombie wandering this earth?
