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elizabeth  ·  2165 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Loneliest Generation: Americans, More Than Ever, Are Aging Alone

    When you're told to "get out more", where do they think that we can go?

That rings way too true.

With many of my friends living busy lives, it's hard to be spontaneous so you have to plan out every meeting. Meeting places like restaurants, bars, cinemas become the default because you want to do SOMETHING.

Some friends of mine are building out a makerspace and they've been having "chores" up to 4 times a week where anyone can just show up and lend a hand. And it's been so great! It's so nice to know you don't really have to plan anything, show up on a whim and reliably find a bunch of cool folks to share a beer with while stripping some concrete flooring. I only knew about 2 people at first, but over the last few months of helping out I met so many more! And all that without the strangely daunting and complicated task of "making plans".





fallingsaucer  ·  2165 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That could be interesting. A group devoted to communion while creating something that benefits others.