I can't even imagine having the conversations I have on social media with the people around me. Talking animals discussing kink gear at Pride. Julián Castro acknowledging trans people at the debate. Getting help and sharing information on a piece of software made by people on the other side of the continent (or planet). The rights of androids and holograms.
How do I even find a common language with people whose main activities are poker, racing, and sports? These are all fine activities, but I always want to go off and do anything else when I try to socialize locally. We don't click.
It's not like I was more interested in them before I had an always-on internet connection. Social media and the internet in general gave me an outlet and community for the things I was drawn to before the internet entered the picture.
How do I even find a common language with people whose main activities are poker, racing, and sports? These are all fine activities, but I always want to go off and do anything else when I try to socialize locally. We don't click.
It's not like I was more interested in them before I had an always-on internet connection. Social media and the internet in general gave me an outlet and community for the things I was drawn to before the internet entered the picture.
There aren't many people around here who would get this joke: https://snouts.online/@Kye/102329949919207919