Re:Why 30 is the decade friends disappear
by pjc50 on Monday November 14, 2016 @05:33AM
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> interactions with strangers to be largely perceived as unwelcome
I think this is very much a density thing. In an urban environment, it would simply occupy too much time and effort to acknowledge people because there are too many of them. That leaves this environment where if someone does start speaking to you, you assume (often correctly) that they want something or are weird.
Whereas if you're out in the middle of nowhere it would be extremely odd not to acknowledge the few people you did meet.
> mentally filed as one-off events not requiring a follow-up -- talking with the person next to you on a plane
The protagonist's "single serving friends" from Fight Club.
I think this is very much a density thing. In an urban environment, it would simply occupy too much time and effort to acknowledge people because there are too many of them. That leaves this environment where if someone does start speaking to you, you assume (often correctly) that they want something or are weird.
Whereas if you're out in the middle of nowhere it would be extremely odd not to acknowledge the few people you did meet.
> mentally filed as one-off events not requiring a follow-up -- talking with the person next to you on a plane
The protagonist's "single serving friends" from Fight Club.