I am not joking when I say that I thinked for hours about how do people find each other in 2025.

Currently, the world is in very weird state. People online are either using social video platforms or they are reading news or lurking in online forums in it’s different shapes and forms.

Most chat platforms that I know had shut down and most alt social platforms are almost dead. Even Hackernews had started to see a lower amount of comments compared to previous years.

I want a serious answer, how should I find people online to talk to about anything really other than politics?

  • /home/pineapplelover@lemm.ee
    91·
    15 hours ago

    Brother I’m a young adult, I’ll give you some suggestions. Basically any sport, hobby, interest you have you can meet people. I hope this helps you, maybe I’ll see you out there.

    Sports

    • Pickleball
    • Tennis
    • Running
    • Skateboarding (I have a 30 yo friend that still skateboards)
    • All other types of skating
    • Surfing
    • Golfing
    • Rock climbing
    • Swimming

    Sporty-ish

    • Bowling?
    • Go kart racing (like k1 speed stuff like that)

    Outdoorsy stuff

    • Hiking
    • Backpacking
    • Fishing

    More Expensive Hobbies

    • Archery
    • Scuba diving

    idk how to classify this

    • Arcade like dave and busters
    • RC cars, planes, etc
    • Geocaching (join us)

    Not physical stuff

    • Book club
    • Model trains

    Volunteering

    • Feed the homeless
    • Beach Cleanup (I do this monthly because if Geocaching meetip events)

    Staying at home trying to find people

    • Discord chatting communities
    • Video game servers with chat (some times I do this in CS surf servers)
    • Vrchat
    • Bahnd Rollard@lemmy.world
      1·
      45 minutes ago

      I still dont get pickleball… But I do want a movie (think The Benchwarmers or Blades of Glory level of effort) set in the suburbs, styled like a LA gang-land film, where a bunch or retirees, HOA people and PTA parents fight over if the community center installs a racketball or pickleball court.

    • ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      21·
      9 hours ago

      Outdoorsy stuff

      • Hiking
      • Backpacking
      • Fishing

      Probably wouldn’t try to meet any women in these scenarios though, unless you’re a grizzly bear of course.

      Also

      • Arcade like dave and busters

      3727

      (Had to make the joke lmao sorry)

    • LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      12·
      7 hours ago

      You were talking about IRL, yet mention game servers and VRC? Wut?

      I do appreciate the suggestions but I wasn’t asking for advice lol, I was debating your point. I have no trouble meeting people, but your way isn’t one I’ve ever had success with, as a not-so-young-anymore adult. Online has been much more fruitful always.

      I guess what you’re trying to say is if you’re into all those outdoorsy hobbies you end up meeting people IRL?

    • LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      12·
      7 hours ago

      You were talking about IRL, yet mention game servers and VRC? Wut?

      I do appreciate the suggestions but I wasn’t asking for advice lol, I was debating your point. I have no trouble meeting people, but your way isn’t one I’ve ever had success with, as a not-so-young-anymore adult. Online has been much more fruitful always.