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Does anybody else understand they need to make deep connections with people but their social battery has been dead for a while and can't put up with people's BS? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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[โ€“] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

The important thing is to not give up, and it's important to bear in mind that at least in my experience other than being social manipulators they're quite uninspiring in many respects. That is also why they don't like people who don't fit - they are, by nature, disruptive to that state of affairs.

I think if you keep working the problem you will come to a good conclusion.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I need more than to just keep working the problem. I'm middle aged and living with family again, I've always been poor even though I excel at all my jobs and I have a degree. And there's no such thing as a "conclusion," except death, so what I'm working at is stable ongoing engagement in an arena where I can maintain that engagement. Still trying to think what that can look like. Thanks for the encouragement.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 1 year ago

    I have reached something of a conclusion there myself - we haven't done anything wrong. It's systemic, "they" never had any intention of allowing us to work our way to a good life. It was always going to be just enough to keep you alive and most importantly hungry. There are more people in this situation than we think.

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