Young people in U.S. dying at high rates

Re:Young people in U.S. dying at high rates by eric_b on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @02:46PM (#21651301)

Well, I did most of my "meeting people" before I turned 30, when you have school and work pools to pull from. Now that I'm in my 30s I mostly just communicate with people I already know (though that is not strictly true, as I continue to meet new people all the time)

I use text messages, phone calls and emails primarily. People I continue to keep in touch with are neighbors, family, high school buddies, college buddies, co-workers etc. And I meet new people at the gym, in local music meet ups, etc.

I dunno where you live or who you're interacting with, but I have not had the experience you speak of.

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Re:Young people in U.S. dying at high rates by leggomylibro on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @02:49PM (#21651337)

Yeah - that's what I tend to hear from almost everyone. "I did all of my meeting people years ago."

Well, I'm happy that that worked for you.

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Re:Young people in U.S. dying at high rates by jackbravo on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @03:43PM (#21651899)

I don't remember having met someone meaningful in my life over social media only. Unless you count instant messaging.

Yes, the usual places are school, university and work. Church and other similar voluntary-non-religious activities are great too. I also used to attend open source conferences regulary and have several meaningful friends from those conferences, and we keep in touch mainly through instant messaging, not through facebook or instagram. Does that count?

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