• FireIced
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    3 months ago

    maybe you could have had an even better life had it happened

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      3 months ago

      Unlikely. The reason I didn’t have many friends is simply because I didn’t get along with them: my interests were not their interests. It’s much more fulfilling to find people who align with and elevate you than to seek popular approval.

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        3 months ago

        If you had access to the same things as them you could have had the same interests?

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          3 months ago

          No, because my interests were “reading books” and “knowing things” and I had very little patience for people who did not understand the basic rules to a game on first explanation, for example. That’s still true but it’s much easier to select your peer group as an adult.