u/lollipoptart_

Look at all these posts online, on youtube, reddit, and various other social medias and websites. And then there are even more people who are just viewers. Think about how many views there are on youtube in total across all videos. There's probably more content on there than we can even comprehend or realize.

When I go in real life, things are so often empty. The sidewalks, porches, parks, libraries. And even the few remaining people that are there are all trying to politely ignore each other. It is so lonely and depressing.

So I am stuck. The internet is lonely and a depressing way to live so I go irl, but there is nothing irl anymore, so I go back online. If I stay irl, what do I even have to do here? The newspaper boxes are empty, the pay phones are gone or disconnected, the mall is abandoned. So I just go online. Even when you ask people a question on reddit, they say "just google it". People are even using reddit less because now they're talking to chat gpt.

I am posting here because I am very alone and in need of friends, and hopefully this community will have a little more sympathy than most of reddit. So, unsympathetic people of reddit, please be kind in the comments. Please don't say "just join groups" or "just stop using the internet" or "just" anything. If people are in need, saying "just" feels quite rude and dismissive.

I'm hoping that other people who feel this way might feel less alone in seeing this. If there's anything that you actually do to combat this loneliness, you can share it. But everyone's situations are different and not everyone has access to the same things so it might not be a solution for everyone.

In short, I just wish that all these people who live on the internet could be in real life and be socially allowed to meet and talk to each other. I'm in Pennsylvania if you want irl friends.

(I only have experience living in the US, so this may or may not apply to other places. Sorry for the lack of more perspective.)

Most basic human survival needs are free. Breathing air, collecting water, peeing/pooping (at least it's legal in tax-paid public restrooms at rest stops and parks). Idk how just existing on land without paying for it became illegal.

Yeah, paying for land in a country is paying for it to be protected by the law from others. And before government, the "free" land wasn't protected, and humans fought each other over land. So today, land could be free if you fought the government. But being reasonable, you pretty much stand no chance if you try fighting the government to claim land today.

It's normal for humans to use what they find to build shelter for themselves. They did this for 99% of human history and it wasn't illegal. But when humans who can't afford land try to build shelter from what they find (tents, tarps, anything) the government takes it away and they get fines. There is really nowhere to go to exist for free without sneaking around and not getting caught.

It's not illegal to breathe air or hold your breath when you go underwater without paying for it. So why is there no place to legally shelter yourself from the elements for free, anywhere? One of the only things in the USA that might be a solution is national forests (dispersed camping) but long term stays aren't allowed, you can't build permanent shelters or structures, you must be a nomad, you cannot grow food. And ofc many places have shelters too, but there's a reason many people still don't use them. And still not all places have shelters.

Idk how flawed my thoughts are, just some stuff I was thinking. I wonder if anyone else has thought the same. I often feel like the world is pretty bleak.

I am so stressed out. My bf has finally let me talk to other people, but I do not know anyone so I am posting on reddit like I used to as a teenager. I never wanted this relationship but have been stuck in it for 21 months now. I'm living in the other unit of my dad's two-unit house. My bf is living with me. I got with him when I was 19 and dumb and panicked when a stranger told me he was going to kill himself but when he met me on bumble he decided to live. I didn't want him to die, so I asked him to be my bf.

I posted on reddit and everyone says I should "just leave". The problem is that my bf borrowed my $16,000 life savings over time and then lost his job. I have no money at all, no equity, no drivers license, and no car, not even a bike. I tried to be loving and supportive and lost it all. Reddit says it's all my fault, but regardless, I have nowhere to turn now.

I am extremely stressed and have absolutely no one to talk to. I live in a suburban city outside of a real city (it's a small city though) and do not have a car, so finding work is very hard. Also my dad keeps telling me I'm wasting his money by living here for $250 a month instead of having a real tenant. So I need to move ASAP. But I have only May and June's expenses set aside and after that nothing. And that amount of money is only $900 and will only last 2 months if I'm living with my dad here. My mom is homeless and I can't live with her. I know nobody at all besides my bf and my family. I tried finding a job but that is a nightmare of a time. Try looking at indeed, it's all weird positions for companies you never heard of in sales or something. Housing is insanely expensive, so I'd be working full time just to sleep indoors? Life is so bleak right now