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[–] BedInspector 19 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Practice being cognizant of this. Visualize yourself being aware of this while talking with people. This kind of visualization often helps me realize when I am engaging in behavior I want to change.

[–] GrammatonCleric 14 points 8 months ago (4 children)

I don't need to change, I just need more people to talk to outside of work. Making new friends at my age is the Dark Souls of socializing 💀

[–] xpinchx 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Board game groups, trivia, coed pickup sports in the summer, Facebook social groups for any of your interests (hiking, gaming, book clubs, etc)

The only reliable way to make actual friends is be somewhere where you bump into them on a regular basis. If you're a shut-in it's not gonna happen.

[–] _number8_ 6 points 8 months ago

well nevermind then

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I went to a board game meetup group for a while but never ended up having many conversations outside of what was needed for the games themselves. I think the facebook thing might have had something to do with it, the group organized mostly through facebook and people suggested I communicate with it but I am banned from facebook and don't want to use it anyway.

[–] Alteon 3 points 8 months ago

Meet Ups. Seriously. I got most of my post-school friends from doing that. Boardgame meetups were the best.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yes, but if you don't deal with the negative feelings you have when people comment on something you're self conscious about, its still going to affect you. Not everything can be solved with exposure therapy.

[–] GrammatonCleric 1 points 8 months ago

That's not a problem with me, it's the lack of like-minded individuals with which to converse. I'm not really self-conscious about anything other than doing my job at work.

[–] thorbot -3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Quantify everything in terms of video game difficulty might be the first red flag

[–] GrammatonCleric 5 points 8 months ago

It was one thing in one sentence 😐

[–] LaggySnake 16 points 8 months ago

I prefer chatting with people who talk a lot, because I never have a lot to say.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Mood , only they don't need to tell me I talk a lot. I just assume I do eventually, and close down on my own out of internalized shame.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Same. My turnaround time on that has gotten so quick, that I just don't meet people now. Can't talk too much to someone if you never meet them. And for people I already know, I just assume they're not interested in anything I have to say.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like a toxic person that "friend"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

I mean... "you talk a lot" isn't that bad depending on how it's delivered. It's something that is possible to respond to by healthy adjustment rather than overcompensating to the opposite extreme.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

This, except I'm the person who tells me I talk a lot

[–] unreachable 3 points 8 months ago

the circle of real social life

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I think Ive gotten used to listening more. I can hear mt own stories any time I want, and another person's reaction to my stories is pretty lackluster. But give someone room to talk and you'll have the most easy start to a friendship. Just not too much, or I won't care and our investment levels will be too much if a mismatch. I like listening.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Just practice more social awareness