How to Make Billions of Dollars Reducing Loneliness

Post by javert » Sun, Sep 01, 2019, 8:20 PM UTC

_xnmw wrote: post #107

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It would be helpful to actually give a short explanation of what you are linking to, rather than a bare link with the title.

The Meaning Crisis is John Vervaeke’s term for the Western breakdown in religion, community, family, and ultimately a “meaningful life”, which he traces back to various uniquely Western historical factors. It’s not just an analysis, however, as he makes a heroic attempt to reassemble what was lost with religion, without religion. Really profound lecture series. Opens your eyes to what we’ve actually lost in the moder…

Post by proverbialbunny » Mon, Sep 02, 2019, 3:46 AM UTC

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I have room mates (by choice) and one of my room mates has two cats and brings a person or two over every other night. He's super extroverted. I'm pretty introverted so I like my privacy. Not once has this extroverted room mate bothered me by bringing one or two people over, though I do have a cat allergy, so I've had to learn to hiss just the right way to speak cat enough to let them know not to walk into my room.

That's true, you can have very tolerable roommates. Then again, to women there's definitely an added appeal to a guy who has his own place, especially when you're over 30.

Post by rini17 » Mon, Sep 02, 2019, 9:47 AM UTC

starpilot wrote: post #74

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Excuse me, this is bad advice. If someone is lonely they will have problem to find anyone who can take care of the pet when they can't (such as when they are away).

There are pet sitters and pet boarding services in most cities.

Post by jborichevskiy » Tue, Sep 03, 2019, 6:51 AM UTC

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Out of curiosity what made it ok-ish? What were the biggest pain points? I've been tempted to try it myself.

Housing costs - it's expensive finding that big a location and weirdly there is a sort of flip point (in London) where more people stopped reducing the delta cost per person if that makes sense moving from "just house mates" to "we need some rules as a community" starts all sorts of "oh I don't know if I really want to think of it this way" - and the sort of people who really want to be in a commune with rules turn o…

Post by astrofinch » Wed, Sep 11, 2019, 8:13 PM UTC

starpilot wrote: post #76

I just can't go back to a roomie situation due to having a cat (most of those places forbid pets) and wanting to bring girls over without asking for permission and having awkward introductions. The freedom of my own pad is worth the occasional isolation pangs.