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Re:The Loneliness Epidemic by buboard on Thursday July 18, 2019 @03:06PM (#20472969)
1. nobody said the do or that they should "be inclusive"

2. miasma is a negative word (means repulsive)

I agree however, it is actually one of the reasons that more well-off people tend to socialize less: other people are not always "wonderful"

Re:The Loneliness Epidemic by mntmoss on Thursday July 18, 2019 @05:26PM (#20474067)
A known phenomenon is that being homeless can work wonders for one's social skills.

Being poorly presented and inarticulate is a form of privilege - it's traditionally associated with academia, but with the rise of the "computer nerd" stereotype, it has increasingly slipped into other venues. What comes to mind is Tfue, the world's top Fortnite player, whose Twitch streams largely consist of him grunting "uuggggghn" and complaining about "stream snipers" with coarse language. He gets millions of viewers.

Re:The Loneliness Epidemic by barberousse on Thursday July 18, 2019 @05:48PM (#20474229)
1 - Of course not, but its a requisite to strong social bonds isn't it? The point is that that the discussion around fulfilling bonds is fairly underspecified to the point that it isn't practically useful from my perspective.

2 - Apologies, I was misusing the word

Re:The Loneliness Epidemic by buboard on Friday July 19, 2019 @06:57AM (#20477542)
> Of course not, but its a requisite to strong social bonds isn't it?

A requisite, it isn't. But, for people living in cosmopolitan cities, or people who have an open mind about the world, of course it is.