cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/30817458
It is becoming increasingly clear to me that I need to expand my social circle. Most people I’m in a position to see in real life regularly are filled with a lot of brainworms: owning property is seen as a goal that one would be crazy not to pursue, the police and military are seen as sacred institutions, and I even know a few trumpanzees. I need to make new connections, but I’m a weird suburbanite shut-in with a weird demeanor that is offputting to normal people, and I’m worried that trying to meet new friends through my existing friends will just further entrench me into the petite bourgeois crackershpere.
How do you meet based people when you’re just far enough from the nearest city for regular travel back and forth to be inconvenient and are bad at making friends in the first place?
That’s a good question. I moved out of the sticks recently from a place with no official population to a place with north of 200k. I’m on the outskirts a bit, also. Just far enough to make a trip anywhere for anything a 45 minute affair at minimum.
Id love to have some based friends. Fuck, id just like to have some friends period. Everyone around here is just maga clowns. I’m even considering changing how i dress and shaving my beard. Maybe looking less right leaning would help- a long beard, overalls, boots and shirt w the sleeves cut off attract a certain crowd, almost like a right wing bat-signal or some shit.
Try braiding the beard, getting a crystal necklace, finding some chunky metal accessories, and embroidering some patterns on the overalls. This should give a +5 to reputation with Dwarven factions and a -2 to reputation with the Chud Human faction.
No runes though, or it won’t work. Hope this helps.
Thank you for rhe suggestions. Im taking them to heart.
I knew someone with a very chuddy look by nature, they would put a cute heart pin on their hat and it totally set it off and helped signal them as a good one.
Thank you. Im going to find something like this.
I have a chud look to some extent, and it surprises people when I explain I’m on the left