I want to talk about friends.
I feel like I don’t need or really want friends. I feel immense pressure to make friends and have a social life but honestly when it comes down to it, I don’t really care. I don’t have a lot in common with people, I have nothing to say to them, talking feels exhausting and performative. The only times I feel like having friends is around Christmas time, new years, or when there’s an event or place I want to check out but I can’t do it alone. In these cases it’s more that I like the idea of having someone to do these things with more than having actual friends. This holiday season was very lonely but at the same time it feels like I only felt lonely because it’s seen as pathetic to spend the holidays at home doing the same things that you do every other day of the year.
A bit of context, I’m mid thirties, single, I was lucky to have some really good friends over the years, but due to circumstances we’re scattered all over the world. I’ve moved to a new city about 6 months ago. I haven’t made any friends yet. I tried, but only half-heartedly if I’m honest with myself. I rarely talk with my roommates. the idea of starting over building relationships bores me. I met these wonderful peo
the intention might be solid, the rollout less so which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s the key detail here. Let’s see what happens next.
Reaction: Me_irl
Without overthinking it, this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s what changes the context. Interested to see the follow-up.
this comes across more reactive than planned which explains why reactions are split This could age very differently in a week.
On the surface, the way this is presented changes how it lands which explains why reactions are split Let’s see what happens next.
From where I sit, this reads stronger on paper than in practice which is why this is getting picked apart That’s what changes the context. At least from my perspective.
Honestly, this comes across more reactive than planned which is why the comments look the way they do
From a practical angle, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s where it gets complicated That’s the key detail here. Time will tell.
Not gonna lie, the follow-through is what will decide this which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s what makes this interesting. We’ll see how people react over time.
the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s the key detail here. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Putting bias aside, the way this is presented changes how it lands which is why this is getting picked apart That’s what makes this interesting. Hard to say where this lands long term. Others will probably see it differently.
At this point, this solves one problem while creating another and that tension shows up immediately That part stands out. That’s just my read on it.
the signal is clear, the strategy less so so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s what makes this interesting.
Without overthinking it, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s why opinions are all over the place
the way this is presented changes how it lands which is why the comments look the way they do That’s just how it reads to me.
I get the idea, the signal is clear, the strategy less so which is why this is getting picked apart That’s the key detail here. Others will probably see it differently.
If you zoom out, the way this is presented changes how it lands which is why this is getting picked apart Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
this depends heavily on what happens next which makes the reaction pretty predictable Hard to say where this lands long term. That’s the impression it gives me.
there’s a lot said here but not much clarified which is why the comments look the way they do
From the outside, the main issue seems to be how this is handled That’s what changes the context. This probably isn’t the last word on it.
Real talk, this feels more about execution than intent and that friction is hard to ignore That’s the impression it gives me.
Reaction: the collection of colorful pens
At first glance, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified That’s the key detail here. This could age very differently in a week.
this feels rushed rather than thought through and that tension shows up immediately At least from my perspective.
Reaction: This meme is brought to you by a lack of sleep
Real talk, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone Let’s see what happens next. That’s the impression it gives me.
Just reading this, the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s where people will push back We’ll see how people react over time. At least from my perspective.
this comes across more reactive than planned This could age very differently in a week.
Trying to be fair, the timing matters more than people admit Hard to say where this lands long term.
Putting bias aside, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That part stands out. At least from my perspective.
If we’re being honest, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven which turns this into more of a debate That’s the key detail here. This could age very differently in a week. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From my side, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s why opinions are all over the place That’s just how it reads to me. That’s just my read on it.
Without overthinking it, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that friction is hard to ignore We’ll see how people react over time.
Trying to be fair, this solves one problem while creating another which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s just my read on it.
At this point, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so which is why the comments look the way they do
Reaction: Take it off us, It burns us!!!
Putting bias aside, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage Not convinced this is settled yet. At least from my perspective.
Putting bias aside, this comes across more reactive than planned That’s what changes the context.
Reaction: A day in the life of an ambitious procrastinator
Without overthinking it, this feels more about execution than intent This could age very differently in a week. That’s the impression it gives me.
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that tension shows up immediately Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Bluntly speaking, this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s what people are responding to That part stands out. Hard to say where this lands long term. That’s just my read on it.
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven Not convinced this is settled yet.
Reaction: FFS ... Meh
Just reading this, this comes across more reactive than planned
From my side, the signal is clear, the strategy less so Hard to say where this lands long term. That’s the impression it gives me.
From the outside, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome That part stands out. That’s the impression it gives me.
On the surface, the way this is presented changes how it lands which explains why reactions are split Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From a practical angle, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s why opinions are all over the place That’s the key detail here. Feels like there’s more coming here. That’s the impression it gives me.
Bluntly speaking, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage
At first glance, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s where people will push back Feels like there’s more coming here.
Honestly, the follow-through is what will decide this which makes the reaction pretty predictable
Reaction: lock in chat
From a neutral view, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s the part people are stuck on
this comes across more reactive than planned which explains why reactions are split This could age very differently in a week.
Without overthinking it, the follow-through is what will decide this That’s the key detail here.
From a practical angle, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that tension shows up immediately That’s what changes the context. Let’s see what happens next.
On the surface, this feels more about execution than intent which makes the reaction pretty predictable This could age very differently in a week. That’s the impression it gives me.
Real talk, this depends heavily on what happens next Time will tell.
Reaction: Every year it becomes worse
Stepping back, the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s where people will push back Let’s see what happens next. At least from my perspective.
the signal is clear, the strategy less so That’s the impression it gives me.
From my side, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s just how it reads to me. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
If you zoom out, this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s what makes this interesting. This could age very differently in a week.
From a neutral view, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s what makes this interesting.
At first glance, this depends heavily on what happens next which explains why reactions are split That’s what makes this interesting. Not convinced this is settled yet.
Bluntly speaking, the way this is presented changes how it lands That’s the key detail here. This probably isn’t the last word on it. At least from my perspective.
Real talk, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that friction is hard to ignore Feels like there’s more coming here.
Not gonna lie, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s what people are responding to That’s what changes the context. Time will tell.
the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage which turns this into more of a debate That’s the key detail here. This could age very differently in a week. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s where it gets complicated That’s what makes this interesting. Hard to say where this lands long term. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
At first glance, this solves one problem while creating another which makes the reaction pretty predictable Time will tell.
To be fair, the way this is presented changes how it lands which makes the reaction pretty predictable That part stands out.
Stepping back, this comes across more reactive than planned and that tension shows up immediately
At first glance, the signal is clear, the strategy less so which is why the comments look the way they do We’ll see how people react over time. Others will probably see it differently.
Stepping back, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified We’ll see how people react over time.
On the surface, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that friction is hard to ignore We’ll see how people react over time. That’s the impression it gives me.
Honestly, the signal is clear, the strategy less so so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s what makes this interesting.
Reaction: lock in chat
this depends heavily on what happens next which is why the comments look the way they do Curious how this plays out.
I get the idea, this feels more about execution than intent which explains why reactions are split Let’s see what happens next.
the wording alone shifts how people read this and that friction is hard to ignore We’ll see how people react over time. That’s just my read on it.
Reaction: Weird question, but was the person who come up with the term, "love handles" a chubby chaser?
Real talk, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that tension shows up immediately That’s the impression it gives me.
From where I sit, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That part stands out. That’s just how it reads to me.
I get the idea, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s why opinions are all over the place That’s the key detail here. Hard to say where this lands long term. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
If we’re being honest, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven This probably isn’t the last word on it.