FabSwingers.com forum: XXI century illness

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Hey guys i just wonder as we live in cybher era. All the mobile phones meant to help us keep connected with others...personally i never felt that lonely as i feel it now. Is anyone else have a same feelings ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sorry to hear you feel that way…

The forums are great to interact with others and so are the cams/chat rooms

Definitely live in a world so many are focused on their phones, social media and the art of conversation is becoming lost…

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Seems like all old friends dissapeared... no way to get some new friends...noone to talk to when its needed... im glad i grown without all this mobiles, facebook etc.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Seems like all old friends dissapeared... no way to get some new friends...noone to talk to when its needed... im glad i grown without all this mobiles, facebook etc."

Couldn't agree with you more. The internet is a change for good and ill sadly.

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By *andare63Man
over a year ago

oldham

I think the Internet and certain technologies have killed the social skills of a generation

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By *reenleavesCouple
over a year ago

North Wales

I think it's partly accurate but not entirely. It's easy to look at your phone and see so many people online (fab, facebook, insta etc) and yet you have few options for people to talk to. It's also the reason online dating apps are such hard work. It's called 'overchoice'.

Growing up before the Internet and mobiles, I had maybe one friend who I'd see outside of school. I don't recall ever feeling lonely then, even though I had no one to talk to if that friend was unavailable.

I get the same loneliness feelings as everyone else. Having lots of "friends" on social media makes it worse in a way. You see a carefully crafted view of how they want their lives to look so it's easy to compare yours to theirs. Unplugging from social media for a week and going outside more can be a massive help from that perspective.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

I don't feel lonely but I do feel lonlier. That's partly due to the pandemic and having given up work but also I think we do live a more isolated life now. When I was a kid we knew everyone on the street and were always in and out of each others houses, as a teenager we were always out and about with our particular group of friends, then work, children etc all came along. Now here we are with much less contact with real people.

Feeling lonely is horrible.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

You may have 1000s friends on facebook but how many of them u actually talk to? I found it weird even in neighborhood bearly qnyone would say hi... at this place i live over 2yrs and one person said hi back

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"You may have 1000s friends on facebook but how many of them u actually talk to? I found it weird even in neighborhood bearly qnyone would say hi... at this place i live over 2yrs and one person said hi back"

Social media can emphasise loneliness. There really is only one way to overcome isolation and feelings of loneliness and that's to put yourself out there. It can be daunting and you might have to try various things but nobody is going to knock on your door and ask to be your friend. I've seen people mention Meetup (I think it's called)a group where people meet socially, would something like that appeal?

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By *stbury DavenportMan
over a year ago

Nottingham

I'm exactly the opposite. I remember all too well how lonely I was before mobile phones and the internet, and I would *not* want to go back.

Friends in my pocket are still friends, and very much better than nothing.

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