This is good advice. Even if it's not DSA, if you've got a problem with social interactions, the best way to deal with it and improve the situation is to meet up with people who are either likeminded or share a mutual interest. Doing so will ensure you always have something to talk about and things aren't awkward.

It's the first advice I give to interns who are going into college and intern at the company I work at. Join a club or group at college that interests you. Joining the radio club at my college did wonders for me. I discovered a bunch of different music and I drastically improved my social skills. And I learned how to be a radio DJ on top of it.

The best advice I can give about conversation making in general - learn to be a good listener and ask pertinent questions of people. For 90% of people, there's nothing they'd rather do than talk about themselves to someone who seems interested. And you pull that off, they'll remember you and you might just make a friend. And hell, they might ask you questions too.

There must be a D&D club or something near you that you could join Bats, no?

Lol it's not quite that bad these days but a legit reason before inflation exploded for me wanting a car was actually getting involved in political and/or volunteer work. I'm currently living off about 9k saved up for that reason.

And me and my nerdy bud are currently going to a weekly board game night that a comic book store for social reasons.

Agreed. It's easier said than done, but it helps. It helped me.

In my late 20s, I joined a curling club, playing in a social league. It was tons of fun. The game itself is social in nature.

After being out of hockey for ten years, I joined a league made up of guys from work. It is a great way to network.

Good work on building the savings.

High school kids here have a number of volunteer hours they need to complete before graduation. Is that a thing anywhere else?

You're drinking tonight, aint ya Batty? :beer:

I'm happy for ya that you're actively trying to improve. Fighting for what you believe in politically is great, but self-improvement is even better.

What you really need is a group of nerdy metalhead friends who listen to Slayer and play board games. $20 says that group of people you're playing with don't listen to Slayer with any regularity.

9k? You could've been had a car by now. Don't burn through that **** and end up with nothing to show for it bro I've done that before

Speaking of cars, I just paid off my Mercedes - will be getting a title in the mail soon.

Next time, I think I'll just buy a beater. Since I work from home now.

On the one hand I'm kinda tired of my car but on the other hand it's literally how I make all my money rn as I am technically unemployed. I showed back up to my job I don't usually go to and apparently it was the last day the temps were working there and I had no idea. I was expecting to get fired individually not go out as a team.

Yeah I was hoping inflation was gonna be short term but I might have to bite the bullet.

That's nice though Charles. Getting a car seems very much worth the trouble. I relate to isolation being a baseline, fighting against that is like a constant swim upstream for me.