It's easy to meet people at events like disc golf leagues or board game meetups or whatever but I live in an apartment complex so I'm sure there's a few dozen people here my age that will dab and play video games and we don't have to drive 20 minutes to make that happen but how would one sus these people out should I put up posters I wish yik yak was still a thing I miss my college campus
College is such a tease before the “real world” drives you to be as isolated and atomized as possible. There’s a part of my soul that desperately wants to prop my dorm room door open again so people can just come hang out or play Melee or whatever
no clue lol
I'm sure there are people who live around here. There must be! Their cars sometimes aren't parked in the driveway.
But that's the only evidence I have 😅
without a doubt one of the worst things about modern day is how distant we are from friends and family. I live in the same metro area as most friends and family, but they all require driving 20-30 mins to see them. I do miss being able to walk two streets over to my friends houses like i did in elementary and high school.
Just go down to the nearest inn and ask for rumours.
More seriously: start doing chill stuff in common areas and strike up conversations with your neighbours. Build on that.
if it's a shared laundry room and there's a place to sit in it you could sit there with a gameboy and a link cable while your clothes are going
If your complex has an outside lawn area, set up a grill and start cooking out. Make it part of your weekly meal prep so you have an excuse to cook a big batch. Play music on a boombox. Drink some beers. When someone greets you, offer food and beer. When you’re winding up your cooking if there’s anyone around offer to let them use your coals.
Do it again next week.
When you’ve got a two month old weekly complex party and the landlord says you can’t grill because of fire code, do the cooking inside and make it into a potluck that meets outdoors together.
Part of the allure of
is the chance that someone will see you and say hello. Be seen and greeted!Atomised society sucks. The only answer is just kind of do whatever incredibly awkward thing you can to say hi and/or establish contact. Posters probably isn't a bad idea.
