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Old people, did people used to be so afraid of doing things alone? This has to be because of social media right? (hexbear.net)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by GaveUp@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
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Zoomer here, will go to concerts alone once every few months because I have pretentious taste in music + the one friend I have with very similar tastes is a little agoraphobic

Hell all 3 festivals I've been to have also been alone cause people flaking before a big fest is pretty common in general and happened to me all 3 times. Will sometimes try to meet people and hangout, sometimes not depending on what vibe I'm feeling

So many zoomers who find out I do this look at me so weird but like what, am I just not going to enjoy myself and do something I want just because I don't have somebody to go with?

I have a few friends that are 40+ and it sounds like they do stuff alone frequently. The ~30 year old friends aren't doing it a lot but they don't seem to have the same fear zoomers do either. I regularly run into 30+ yo ppl I know at an event there alone but never happens with zoomers

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[โ€“] asg101@hexbear.net 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I used to walk to kindergarten and back by myself, now the pigs kidnap kids and throw their parents in prison if they let their kid do that. There are reasons not to be out on your own, not least of which is to have witnesses to pig violence.

[โ€“] PKMKII@hexbear.net 9 points 1 day ago

Not to mention all the oversized trucks and SUVs driven by absolute chuds with no regard for pedestrian life.