I often like talking with older people since it’s tiring how much of Gen Z social relations are some bizarre power game built off insecurity. The girl who rejects you and is angry you don’t ask her again, buying supreme, not responding to vital texts since they’re “too cool”
In my age group we’ve burned all the social commons like religion, normal families,stable middle class jobs, expectation of sanity and from it people treat all their lives as a status competition, which even if you win makes you miserable
Of the 15 or so social communities I’ve been a part of the best is the Whatifalthist fan base, where people tend to be pretty smart and real. Rural Pennsylvania was also really good. People are very nice, honest and laidback but not dumb either.
The worst was trying to coordinate influencers in LA. God, it was horrible. However, if you can make a core friend group or find one of their churches it’s great. College was also ok. Lots of kids who hadn’t really lived and were super anxious. New York was very materialistic
Actually, the best groups I’ve seen are Appalachian Trail hikers and the archaeology I did in Peru. Both self selected for really nice, down to earth but also smart people since they were willing to reject social climbing for adventure
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