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[–] binchicken@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's worrying how many of the answers are "nobody". Not surprising based on Lemmy's main demographic being men in their 20s-30s, but damn.

I freshly graduated secondary school and still have a tight-knit friend group that I can lean on. Even as we drift apart, I hope I can still maintain this type of support network in the future, although I'm not too optimistic.

[–] MigratingtoLemmy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Good luck in keeping your group together.

  • from someone who never really any friends due to how weird I am/almost enigmatic interests (if I may say so myself)
[–] binchicken@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 year ago

Thanks, to be fair my social circle always consisted of outcasts that banded together to begin with. I don't think there's much harm in keeping up with some "normal" activities so you have stuff to talk about though.

[–] livendie@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

All the friendships I've had have died away. At this point it's not even worth the trouble. Have fun while it still lasts.