Hey everyone, I’m a 21 year old Gen-Z guy and I was wondering if there are any good positive spaces online to socialize.
Because I’m pretty lonely and I feel like the majority of internet places is negative, hateful and racist and as a sensitive person that really worsens my depression.
I tried social apps like Clubhouse and Discord but I feel like most people there are very weird and negative. I wonder how is it that most of the internet is like that. Does that actually make these people happy? For me I noticed that there are people with good/positive energy that make me motivated and people with negative energy that take away my energy and motivation. But maybe I’m the only one feeling like this?
I wonder if there are any online spaces or chatrooms that are positive and have good vibes preferably with more people around my age.
TLDR: People are nicer outside in person.
Positivity is a muscle. Exercise it internally. Have a kinder more upbeat inner monologue.
Learn the peace of being alone. Remember that comparison is the theif of joy. Focus on finding a rewarding hobby. Seek that hobby out in the meatspace. You’ll find people to be more positive and kind face to face. Anonymous communities enable trolls and doomers.
I started with walking around my neighborhood. Got a dog from the pound. Went to the dog park, struck up conversations and found some people were talking about a show I liked. Through friends of friends I’m now more connected to my neighborhood and helping around our community garden. Not saying that will work for you, but people are pretty forgiving of an eaves dropper at places like the dog park or in line at the grocers.
This is the real answer here. For me it was joining a local game club. It got me out of the house and hanging out with people in person which was a huge imporvement on things