Making More Friends

>>18393861
huh, you sound like me a bit.

idk man. I've had nerdy dnd friends but they ended up actually thinking they were witches. I've had business friends but they screwed me for money, I've had filthy hippy friends but they just smoke a lot of pot and if you're too serious about anything they don't want you around, its not great for your life progress.

I tried getting along with car people, but car culture is essentially dead on a local level these days unless you're talking street racers and that's not my crowd. normies are not into cars. I made the mistake of talking to someone that asked me specifically about my car and how I was into cars about how I did a bunch of stuff and it became immediately apparent they didn't actually care.

I think the thing is this, people that want to talk politics think differently and that is ultimately the deciding factor in whether or not people will make good friends is if they think similarly to you. not think the same things, but in similar ways.

way I see it there's two options, fake it to be friends with a bunch of people knowing eventually the friendship isn't going to work out, or find people that think like you.

me I'm friendly with basically everyone but there's few people that are long term. even the people that I was so close to I'd call them brothers back in highschool and college aren't around. just recognize that friends come and go save a few.

>>18393861
>I just talk with people passionately and jokingly about politics and if they like listening to me and having me listen and respond to them we become friends
Bingo, you answered your own question OP. Let me break it down for you.
>I just talk with people
>and if they like listening to me and having me listen and respond to them
>we become friends
It is actually that simple. Good conversational skills and a genuine interest in learning about other people are the two big things that help in meeting people and making friends.

>>18393892
Well, I'm not looking for fake friends, so I guess I'm better off with less friends that I like better. Your point about people only politics thinking differently from others it's really true, I can't believe I didn't realize it.

>>18393919
I guess you're right. What else can I talk about besides politics though and would I be able to genuinely get interested in it? Maybe I could try something new and expand the number of people who I can talk passionately with.

>>18393936
You can talk about pretty much anything, with pretty much anyone, if you care enough to engage strangers in small talk. If you've got other hobbies you can look for local groups that focus on them and try to meet people there, and it gives you something in common to talk about.