I am not joking when I say that I thinked for hours about how do people find each other in 2025.
Currently, the world is in very weird state. People online are either using social video platforms or they are reading news or lurking in online forums in it’s different shapes and forms.
Most chat platforms that I know had shut down and most alt social platforms are almost dead. Even Hackernews had started to see a lower amount of comments compared to previous years.
I want a serious answer, how should I find people online to talk to about anything really other than politics?
Brother I’m a young adult, I’ll give you some suggestions. Basically any sport, hobby, interest you have you can meet people. I hope this helps you, maybe I’ll see you out there.
Sports
Sporty-ish
Outdoorsy stuff
More Expensive Hobbies
idk how to classify this
Not physical stuff
Volunteering
Staying at home trying to find people
I still dont get pickleball… But I do want a movie (think The Benchwarmers or Blades of Glory level of effort) set in the suburbs, styled like a LA gang-land film, where a bunch or retirees, HOA people and PTA parents fight over if the community center installs a racketball or pickleball court.
Probably wouldn’t try to meet any women in these scenarios though, unless you’re a grizzly bear of course.
Also
(Had to make the joke lmao sorry)
One of my friends met his wife at a school hiking club.
+1 for hiking groups/clubs. It usually consists of lonely people who spend too much time inside, I made some friends that way.
Obviously, don’t suggest a hike to the deep forest with convenient lack of phone service and witnesses as a first date :)
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You were talking about IRL, yet mention game servers and VRC? Wut?
I do appreciate the suggestions but I wasn’t asking for advice lol, I was debating your point. I have no trouble meeting people, but your way isn’t one I’ve ever had success with, as a not-so-young-anymore adult. Online has been much more fruitful always.
I guess what you’re trying to say is if you’re into all those outdoorsy hobbies you end up meeting people IRL?
I brought up online stuff because some over here refuse to get outside, if that’s you then it might work out.
That’s a dumb idea though, best shot to make friends is through a website or social media or dating app.
Outside it’s almost impossible because like lol you’re not gonna harass randoms at a grocery store because you like their band t-shirt or smth unless you’re 13.
And I suppose unless you’re already some outdoorsy knucklehead, but then the kinda folks you meet in those situations aren’t the ones at least i’d want around, there’s not much to talk about with a person like that, can’t share any hobbies like e.g. exploit dev, music production, video games, electronics (breadboards, Arduino, that kinda dealie), politics, history, economics, drugs (no weed or alcohol tho ewww 🤮) plus they’re probably some moron who thinks 5G causes COVID, trump is going to fix Europe and vaping is harmful for you and drinks coffee instead of monster and probably eats sugary food etc etc…
Idk what I’m saying anymore or why I’m on this app. My company is the only one I enjoy. I think I have schizoaffective disorder.
You were talking about IRL, yet mention game servers and VRC? Wut?
I do appreciate the suggestions but I wasn’t asking for advice lol, I was debating your point. I have no trouble meeting people, but your way isn’t one I’ve ever had success with, as a not-so-young-anymore adult. Online has been much more fruitful always.