Social life?

you can't do that here? damnit, all the time i've spent here was a waste!

 

I deal with plenty of people in real life.

I am here for

My own amusement.

My agenda of sticking it to the "man"

and one other reason.

I enjoy this place. It is fun.

 

let me put it this way, i LIKE running off at the keyboard. i DON'T give a rat about "social life". sure i want everyone here, like everyone everywhere to be happy and able to be happy. but its not a matter of looking for or expecting social life. i can't speak for anyone else of course, but "social life" ain't got shit to do with what i get online for.

"political" and "tecnological" "life" is.

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I do have a social life outside the forums, but it is getting slimmer these days for alot of reasons. Obviously, moving to a new place, I don't know anyone here, but even before I left TN., most of my friends had moved away or went to college. My best friend is in Iraq right now serving. I have never had trouble making friends, when that was my goal, but with the business on my mind, I just never seem to go out of my way to 'try" to make new friends anymore.

I know that probably doesn't make much sense, because I do spend time here, but it takes little effort to come to the forums. I know so many people from here, many in "real" life as well, and I am still making new friends from here all the time.

I have never really been a bar/club kind of person. I have nothing against it, and I love to party, but I only enjoy going places like that with friends, not alone.

Plus, coming here really helps to unwind after a long day, it's easy to just forget the whole world for awhile. Like Hippiemama said awhile back, when I am here, I have no responsibility, no pressure...just a good time.

I love hanging out here, and meeting new people, and I don't feel like the forum is a social crutch, though I DO understand other's viewpoint on that. To me, it helps to actually expand my horizons. I've met folks from all over the world, and learned alot of different cultures just off of this forum.

I have only learned more from the Travel Channel, but it is much more enjoyable to just come here, and actually interact with real people.

 

Honestly when i first joined the hipforums, i was 14 and i didn't really have any real friends. Of course, almost three years later, my life has changed for the best on almost every aspect but i still come here pretty often to see how the people i've met on here are going.

I also quite like the huge majority of the people on these foras because it's nice to know there are other neurotic and slightly odd people in the world as well