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I have a tech job that requires a lot of non face-to-face human interaction through slack, with people I never build relationships with. Still super lonely :D

• abledon 8y ago
  Get a coffee job on the weekends or go volunteer , really fun way to make friends . The coffee job requires zero brain work so it’s not mentally exhausting when you sit down Monday’s to not move and just code all day. Might take some guts to get into social zone but after breaking through its way worth it . Easier to just think about impermanence of your life each 10 minutes, you will die in a couple decades and rot into the earth like every other human, then the small issues become meaningless when faced with death reminder .
  • inevitable2 8y ago
    > [..] then the small issues become meaningless when faced with death reminder . On the contrary I find I get depressed and anxious when I think about death. I just came out of being a "serial hypochondrist" which was caused by that reminder and related thinking. I manipulate my timeline perspective and it works very well to keep those thoughts at bay.
• dangwu 8y ago
  1. Stop working remotely. If you’re in an office, talk face to face more. 2. Theres “anti-social media” and there’s “maybe I’ll just use social media minimally so I can use dating apps and not die alone.”