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Re:Let's talk openly about depression by cylinder on Monday May 30, 2016 @01:35AM (#11799744)
I think what has happened is that people have become averse to and afraid of making set, hard plans to socializing. It's always "let's exchange numbers/Facebook and get a coffee sometime." Or I'll see you around.

We know how connected we are and how easy it is, so we don't set hard plans. Better to defer the potential rejection or obligation.

If it weren't so easy to connect there'd be more pressure to just set a hard time and calendar it right?

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Re:Let's talk openly about depression by throwaway676565 on Monday May 30, 2016 @09:22AM (#11801175)
> "let's exchange numbers/Facebook and get a coffee sometime." Or I'll see you around.

That's what people say to those they don't want to be around. If they wanted you around they'd call you.

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Re:Let's talk openly about depression by foobarbecue on Monday May 30, 2016 @11:23AM (#11801711)
Not true at all, throwaway. I hate talking on the phone and chatting online is my preferred way to arrange things. It's easy to send addresses and times precisely without worrying about stuff getting misheard on the phone, you can add more people to the chat if you like, etc.
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