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Originally Posted by Sliver
Thanks for sharing that, man.
One thing I will say is this community is a significant step above sitting on your computer by yourself. We're all real people and most people here enjoy hanging out, commiserating, sharing, learning and even arguing/fighting. It's also a really convenient place to hang out because you can come and go at your leisure and only pipe in about things that interest you. So, anyway, just saying don't sell your time on here short - when chatting on CP you're not by yourself in many ways.
I get you're looking for more, though. That sounds tough. Hopefully this thread will end up giving you some good suggestions to take a step forward. I'm sure just identifying the issue and reaching out is an excellent (and potentially the most difficult) step.
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This is true, and I say this as someone who has met a lot of people that I consider friends from this board.
Whether I only see them once a year when they're in my office doing taxes and shooting the breeze about the Flames, or whatever other topics come up.
That being said, you're certainly not alone. Most of my oldest friends have either moved away or have families of their own that consume a lot of their time.
And the Pandemic really exacerbated the problem.
All I can say is...join a group, take up a hobby and volunteer.
I've met tons of people simply by volunteering and they generally like similar things as you depending on what you're volunteering for.