doing a new thread for this for being totally OT: i think deep down i just am sad that i don't have close RL friends anymore. i know some new people by now who seem to be nice but i wouldn't call them my friends. maybe it's midlife crisis or something.
or maybe the shitty psyops really did work. the "pandemic" really did make me pretty careful what i say to people i know: i already was in a not ao great place, seeing people i thought i know breaking contact with their parents over vaccination status really fucked me up. i now expect that if some "law" says put people in camps for disagreeing with current thing, 80% of the population will do it happily. even, maybe especially, your own family and friends.
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i had some pretty good friends in my childhood and teens, but they all kind of went on to live their lives.
like i wrote, i have made some nice acquaintances in the last years, but they aren't friends i'd trust. i have family, but people related to you aren't the same as friends and some of them i wouldn't really trust as well.
i can't really say i can imagine how it is in a country like yours. i already have trust issues in my country.
i wholeheartedly agree to being polite and friendly to others. it's much nicer for everyone, including one's own mood!
but I can say that I rarely could name those people I knew friends. friend is something more than just an acquaintance. and perhaps I have never had real friends in my life. maybe back in early childhood. now I cannot rely on anybody I ever knew. and thus I used to be independent and to take care of all problems myself. I barely have time for RL friendship now, I think. but I try to be polite and friendly to people because I know how much shit they went through in this country and the fact they're alive is alreasy an achievement that is worth respect. being calm and peaceful makes life a little easier for others.