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How do you navigate loneliness when striving to break free from societal norms? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 7 months ago by blackboxwarrior@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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The title pretty much says it all. I've always struggled to connect with others, but the farther I find myself outside of societal norms, the harder it gets.

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[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

That's the thing -- it's not online access only. More and more people are finding each other online and forming lasting relationships from it.

I currently live in a country where dating is extremely hard, especially so for the foreigners. Finding my people here just doesn't happen. Oh sure there are meetup groups, but that's a handful of people. Using a simple app like FB to find english-speaking people in your area who have a common interest? An extremely useful tool.

[–] imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago

That makes sense, FB is still fairly popular with younger people in foreign countries I guess.

In the US, pretty much nobody below 40 is going to be actively socializing on FB.