It was brought up on my previous post that I had touched on a very critical subject. The destruction of western social life and isolation of modern westerners, especially men. How does this play out overall, what can be done, and to help this fit into this general site's theme, how has this affected gaming?
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A long time ago a friend opened up his house and said anyone was welcome at any time. This house became a major hub for my life. There were sleeping bags all over the floor, and people started buying food and helping with rent to keep it open. Several marriages happened from it, and we all keep in contact to this day.
The neighbors thought it was a cult. The police started to just hang out from time to time. There were videogames in every room, and a closet full of magic the gathering cards. We had long discussions on physics. At one point the lower half of the house was broken into by the landlords son, and they had a loud drunken party while everyone upstairs was reading the Bible. The neighbors still hated my friends place even after he helped in finding and capturing the idiots.
I think society has forced quietness to the point that socializing is impossible. We've created so many lines, and built up so many bubbles that having a get together is very difficult. Even if it's a bunch of quiet nerds, society says this is wrong.
The only recourse is to ignore them, and have a save slot for the police when they arrive.