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> "Churches, cafes, clubs, public libraries, gyms, bookstores, stoops and parks" Except for church, going to most of these places is going to be counterproduct
by thelastparadise 3y ago
> "Churches, cafes, clubs, public libraries, gyms, bookstores, stoops and parks"
Except for church, going to most of these places is going to be counterproductive for the kind of person the article is about.
These people go out to these places, yet are "invisible." The social norm (at least in America) is to not talk to strangers unless there is a reason. Especially for an older male, approaching strangers is often met with disgust/shock just as the article mentions.
- johnnyanmac 3y agoYeah, I try to make sure I go out to a cafe a few times a week but I can't remember the last time a stranger approached me to just chat (actually, yes I can but it was a very odd story. And Pre-pandemic). And going to a park as a single male to chat up random adults sounds like a recipe for disaster.