I love y'all, don't get me wrong, but I joined a weekly in-person DnD group a few weeks ago with some friends and that has done more for my mental and emotional wellbeing than this or any other website ever has.
It doesn't have to be a tabletop group, it doesn't even have to be a group, it can be one best friend that you're particularly close with, just get together with someone face-to-face and have a good time. Whether that's gaming, watching stuff or just plain ol' talking with eachother.
The point is: Get offline and interact with another human being.
Online friends are great, they are, but even today online shit just cannot compare to actually being around others and just doing...stuff together.
In conclusion: The general idea of "Touch Grass" isn't just a meme/insult, there's real truth to that shit.
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One of the hardest social decisions I ever had to make was cutting ties with a long-time but toxic friend who was also a passive-aggressive wet blanket tabletop player that didn't technically break any of the rules but seemed to dislike the group and everyone in it, except apparently me, maybe. One day, after months of slowly making the group miserable, he demanded that I choose my game group or him for prioritizing my free time, and I finally told him to take a hike and don't look back.