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Still… you have to admit that it’s a pretty weird and distinctly American concept where you essentially pay to have friends.
by mdhb 3y ago
Still… you have to admit that it’s a pretty weird and distinctly American concept where you essentially pay to have friends.
- orangepurple 3y agoYou are joining a cult which doubles as a long term support group. Since race and shared experience are no longer unifying social pillars, frats and sororities fill the void. Initiates pledge allegiance and loyalty to the cult and its goals and these commitments are verified through psychological tests.
- sjsdaiuasgdia 3y agoSounds terrible and inferior to genuine relationships.
- orangepurple 3y agoEspecially since the psychological tests often involve physical torture. It becomes the shared experience that initiates bond over.
- drewcoo 3y agoPaying to have friends sounds a lot like "college" in general to this nerd. I was always told "wait until you get to college and you'll find those people." Plus there's the common narrative of college friends you'll have for the rest of your life.
- mdhb 3y agoYeah it wasn’t my experience either to be fair, I don’t talk to a single person from that time any longer. I found some of those experiences elsewhere in life though and I hope you did too!