Also, I have to stress how exhausting it is to have randoms try to hit you up for a date when you're just going out in ratty sweats for - in my case - 4 eggs, a tomato, an onion, and a bag of cream.
I understand that we live in a lonely world, but folks really don't seem to realize how lonely they can make a person feel by trying to make a stranger feel bad for not giving their number / going for a coffee".
Leveraging another's desire to live in peace in one's neighbourhood is a shitty tactic.
That last post brought to you by:
This morning's egg run!
After yesterday's egg run with a different dude pulling a similar stunt!
And to be clear, it's not just a Colombian thing. In Canada, I used to work at a bookstore where I was alone for the final hour. You bet your bippy that I was not *actually* alone in the store for that final hour most days.
My dudes.
We need to build better communities of care.
This is not the way to heal the loneliness in so many hearts.
The modern world lacks "third spaces". That is, places which are not work or home, where people can be in the same space, socially. They exist, for pay--but there aren't many that are free. Where people just see each other and get to know each other.
Places where community is visible and active.
Piazzas, parks, town squares...even just communities where people hang out on their porches, talk to their neighbors, and allow kids to play outdoors and make noise
Where those spaces are missing, you can really feel it.
@tyghebright @MLClark
Like a piazza?