>You either have to submit to the tyranny of group identification, or go forever lonely.
I think the solution to that is to have more group identities and subcultures, and better ways to discover them.
Re:The Shut-In Economy (2015)
by vinceguidry on Wednesday March 08, 2017 @08:53AM
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Won't make the act of submitting to group identity any easier. You can already go online and find any number of identities, from chainsaw enthusiast to Sonic the Hedgehog furry. If you want one, you can find one. Most people who are lonely don't.
It doesn't matter whether you're joining an 18th century gentleman's club or looking for a healthy relationship. Love and acceptance comes from understanding and meeting the other's emotional needs. If you think about what it takes to actually do that for another person, you'll find out why people watch rom-coms. Meeting someone else's needs feels like living under a dictator.