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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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[–] burgerchurgarr@lemmus.org 7 points 6 days ago

I think it’s mostly a time issue. Used to be much easier but with recession, inflation, housing crisis, constant layoffs at least I am much busier than I was e.g. 10 years ago.

The little time I have for going to the gym I kinda don’t feel like talking to people I’ll probably never see again. Because I’m also in one of those subscription things where you actually don’t have to be member of a specific gym anymore, you can just go anywhere they partner with. And I think lots of people are doing that nowadays, plus with all the layoffs people move around even more than they used to.

I think phones do play a role but they aren’t the only thing that keeps us from socializing.