Good time to link to [0]. Even if it happens, it's harder. If you are social and you are not part of a minority, you can always find at least a small group of p

Good time to link to [0]. Even if it happens, it's harder. If you are social and you are not part of a minority, you can always find at least a small group of people around you to socialize. Any excuse will do if your priority is socializing and you "belong". But not everyone is like that. Many have moved to smaller online groups, where in the short term they feel more comfortable. Sometimes that might lead to real world interactions, but that's not the most usual outcome for those that don't really belong or feel comfortable on a broader group in the first place. And there's no easy solution for that. There might be specific solutions for certain kinds of people, but we have never managed to create big inclusive groups where everyone is comfortable. And small groups where you could feel comfortable might not be physically close to you, or might be too sparse and remain hidden to you. Now, you can make your bet: do you think we can create big inclusive groups? Or maybe you think there's always at least a suitable small group near everyone and we just need to do a better job at connecting them? Or do you think we can change everyone to feel ok on a certain kind of big group? Or do you think internet subculture society is pretty optimal already? Or do you think we have to force people to participate more? Or we just need to free more time and people will already get together? Or that there's some people that just can't be helped and will never belong? Or a mix of some of the previous? Some of these are really hard to understand when you can't see through the eyes of those that take a different path. I mean, your comment is great in the sense that many can benefit from following your advice, but there's still much more to the picture. We are still leaving out too many people. [0] https://www.gwern.net/The-Melancholy-of-Subculture-Society https://www.gwern.net/The-Melancholy-of-Subculture-Society