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on the male loneliness epidemic (infosec.pub)
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when i first heard about the male loneliness epidemic i was like oh yeah close camaraderie and bonding between men is often discouraged in favor of competition or, if not discouraged, at least filtered through a lens of individualism that precludes deep connections. and then i learned what people meant by it (men arent getting laid) to which i say skill issue

to all the men out there not getting laid: try less hard to get laid and try more hard to be an enjoyable and relaxing presence

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[–] deaf_fish@midwest.social 1 points 1 week ago

Well, maybe you are not the whole problem.

The way I see it, is "be yourself" means keep your interests and philosophy. When you are talking with someone else, you want to sell your interests, make them sound exiting like how you feel about the topic.

A good example of what not to do is when you are talking to the bricks. They are not selling their interests in such a way that you are getting anything out of it.

Now maybe they are selling them and you just aren't buying it. That is fine too. There is nothing saying that a perfect sales pitch will land.