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Thus is life.

Thus is life.

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Perhaps it is a myth that men should seek societally-deemed "nice" people to be around and know. Depending on what's inside a person, their core beliefs and unshakables, that is how they address this awful unjust world. If they go about being "nice" then have they given up on fighting to mold it better? Good thoughts to ponder

Edit: Would you rather know Julius Caesar or Julia Child?

[–] [deleted] 3 pts

It's more my own actions I lament. This person genuinely wants to make a positive change in the world

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Nice people are oftentimes cowardly, insincere, and duplicitous. When you encounter the more dangerous ones notice their glassy eyed stare. Those will be the ones who will either stab you in the back, literally, or convince dullards to do you in for them. That said, there's nearly 8 billion people on Earth. Don't dwell on the acquaintances you've lost, join a fraternity, raise your standards, learn another language, and go off into the world making new ones.

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All my bridges were burned decades ago when I moved to NorCal. Not one previous friendship survived the move, and not one new friendship was made in the 20+ years I been here. No matter. I much prefer the recluse lifestyle, just as I prefer being an introvert to an extrovert. Besides, I'm not a 'nice' person, so nice people are likely better off without a cranky curmudgeon.

[–] [deleted] 2 pts

What went wrong? We are social animals and no man/woman is an island unto themselves as much as we would like. That sounds lonely as hell man.

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When I first moved here I was an extrovert, and dependent on the company of others, but as months turned into years I slowly evolved into becoming an introvert, and found that 'island life' is far superior to social dependency. Like all such addictions, it was difficult the first few years (to go cold turkey), but after that, it was smooth sailing all the way. Frankly, I don't think anything "went wrong". I consider it a natural progression from reliance on outside forces to self-reliance, from dependence to independence and self-sufficiency. But that said, and since I hate politicians who love to answer direct questions with non-answers, I'll answer your question. When I first moved here I set about making friends for the first couple years, but despite ever intensifying effort, it never went anywhere. Towards the end an acquaintance told me "You're too conservative for the liberals, and too liberal for the conservatives". So using that advice I thought the Neocons would be a fit. Turns out I was too conservative for them. Same with every other group or clique...always something. Towards the very end I was reminded of what my Granny used to say "If you have to make big changes to fit in a group or make friends, then you ain't never going to really fit in that group, and they ain't never gonna be real friends." At that point I quit trying, and just let things go on their own. Either it would happen, or not. It didn't. It was a natural progression from there to here, where I now avoid social interaction, and have embraced the recluse lifestyle with gusto. Loneliness is a very distant memory. It has been replaced with a sort of serenity that arises from the successful melding of detachment (Vairagya), with contentment (Santosha). I detest christianoids that proselytize, so I will leave it at that.

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Part of it is too many of us are trying to screw one another over

I was just trying to drink myself to death and people got caught up in it