College is such a tease before the “real world” drives you to be as isolated and atomized as possible. There’s a part of my soul that desperately wants to prop my dorm room door open again so people can just come hang out or play Melee or whatever
this post was submitted on 04 Mar 2024
40 points (97.6% liked)
chat
8151 readers
2 users here now
Chat is a text only community for casual conversation, please keep shitposting to the absolute minimum. This is intended to be a separate space from c/chapotraphouse or the daily megathread. Chat does this by being a long-form community where topics will remain from day to day unlike the megathread, and it is distinct from c/chapotraphouse in that we ask you to engage in this community in a genuine way. Please keep shitposting, bits, and irony to a minimum.
As with all communities posts need to abide by the code of conduct, additionally moderators will remove any posts or comments deemed to be inappropriate.
Thank you and happy chatting!
founded 4 years ago
MODERATORS
without a doubt one of the worst things about modern day is how distant we are from friends and family. I live in the same metro area as most friends and family, but they all require driving 20-30 mins to see them. I do miss being able to walk two streets over to my friends houses like i did in elementary and high school.
no clue lol
I'm sure there are people who live around here. There must be! Their cars sometimes aren't parked in the driveway.
But that's the only evidence I have 😅
Just go down to the nearest inn and ask for rumours.
More seriously: start doing chill stuff in common areas and strike up conversations with your neighbours. Build on that.
if it's a shared laundry room and there's a place to sit in it you could sit there with a gameboy and a link cable while your clothes are going
If your complex has an outside lawn area, set up a grill and start cooking out. Make it part of your weekly meal prep so you have an excuse to cook a big batch. Play music on a boombox. Drink some beers. When someone greets you, offer food and beer. When you’re winding up your cooking if there’s anyone around offer to let them use your coals.
Do it again next week.
When you’ve got a two month old weekly complex party and the landlord says you can’t grill because of fire code, do the cooking inside and make it into a potluck that meets outdoors together.
Part of the allure of 
is the chance that someone will see you and say hello. Be seen and greeted!
Atomised society sucks. The only answer is just kind of do whatever incredibly awkward thing you can to say hi and/or establish contact. Posters probably isn't a bad idea.