I cannot wait until being earnest and genuine is in vogue again. Living in a society full of cynical, pessimistic misanthropes who want you to be just as miserable as they are is simply not it.
you have to go to parties. literally the best way to meet people platonically or romantically. go to parties and learn to not be afraid to butt in on other people’s conversations.
“I Want Your Sex” director Gregg Araki says he’s seen the reports of Gen Z having less sex -- and he thinks younger people will “regret” not taking chances and “risking getting hurt”:
“I’m in my 60s now. You’re gonna turn around and you’re going to be 40, 50 like that. Will you regret not taking a chance, venturing out of your house, risking getting hurt, getting confused, getting your heart broken? Go out on a bad date, have that bad relationship, have that bad girlfriend. Be in love with the wrong person. That’s fucking life! That’s growing up! That’s how you learn about yourself.”
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If I’m mean to someone, DO NOT attempt to join in. My meanness was exactly proportionate given the situation; your additional meanness is therefore gratuitous, and makes me look like a bully. I disavow you.