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why do we ignore our lonliness? [View all] undergroundpanther Apr 2013 OP
Wow. That is an incredibly powerful piece with a profound message. _/|\_ WheelWalker Apr 2013 #1
Talk to the other person in line with you Duer 157099 Apr 2013 #2
When I am out and about I always look a person in the eye and say hello and even give a smile. southernyankeebelle Apr 2013 #27
I find that to be the attitude of both coasts, and large cities, MadHound Apr 2013 #3
I found the opposite Trajan Apr 2013 #26
Love this! redstatebluegirl Apr 2013 #4
Some of us want to be left alone. darkangel218 Apr 2013 #5
Totally agree. LancetChick Apr 2013 #7
Same here. I have been labeled a hermit. n/t RebelOne Apr 2013 #8
Well, we're surronded by pets. Not complete hermits darkangel218 Apr 2013 #9
Yep TygrBright Apr 2013 #10
Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2013 #21
Introverted, eh? YoungDemCA Apr 2013 #28
I like to be left alone sometimes, not always, and I can be RKP5637 Apr 2013 #29
Another introvert checking in MadrasT Apr 2013 #43
The individual pursuit of an individual happiness is the pursuit of loneliness. WheelWalker Apr 2013 #6
and loneliness undergroundpanther Apr 2013 #11
Sounds like you've read Phillip Slater WheelWalker Apr 2013 #13
It is our continuing evolution into becoming just like machines. Rex Apr 2013 #12
... eventually synaptically connected into the internet ... and eventually, "The Matrix." n/t RKP5637 Apr 2013 #30
I run into people who start ranting about Obama, when I have said nothing to set them off. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 #14
I went in a U Haul recently and all the clerk did was rant and rave about taxes ... it was RKP5637 Apr 2013 #31
You realize some people hate everybody else all the time. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 #34
Yep, exactly! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2013 #42
NYC rule #3: Energy attracts like energy KurtNYC Apr 2013 #15
Love it, Kurt! Can I ask..... bettyellen Apr 2013 #24
They're not rules so much as something like the laws of physics KurtNYC Apr 2013 #32
Thank you! All true, but #3 is so important to keep in mind. bettyellen Apr 2013 #35
That was awesome ismnotwasm Apr 2013 #16
One sidenote about eye contact: Long ago I developed the habit of mostly avoiding it with men Arugula Latte Apr 2013 #17
I just came across this article talking about this very thing: Arugula Latte Apr 2013 #20
Same here. treestar Apr 2013 #39
All my life I have conversed with strangers SoCalDem Apr 2013 #18
Thats not how I was raised in Kentucky. William769 Apr 2013 #19
I embrace my loneliness. Apophis Apr 2013 #22
People have different personalities but we all need some form of interaction or we wouldn't be liberal_at_heart Apr 2013 #23
I am guilty of that Urban solitude. I love it. pink-o Apr 2013 #25
don't you mean 'buy *less* shit'? HiPointDem Apr 2013 #33
Thanx! Edited. pink-o Apr 2013 #40
It's a breakdown in our Social Structure and Fragmentation of us KoKo Apr 2013 #36
I chat with stranger all the time. MineralMan Apr 2013 #37
I think it is just mere numbers treestar Apr 2013 #38
I believe that the bigger the population the more lonlieness there is . olddots Apr 2013 #41
This is an ironic post for me about how I feel about DU GiveMeFreedom Apr 2013 #44
We're taught to mistrust each other. That keeps us weak. :-| K&R n/t DeSwiss Apr 2013 #45
I'm very shy IrishEyes Apr 2013 #46
You did the right thing, although at the risk of Ron Green Apr 2013 #47
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