Guys, I just realized why we all come here, it's a substitute

>>34602747

But I have real friends, anon. I just come here for a bit of a giggle when I've got some downtime.

>>34602775
is like this guuy

Married with a kid here.

I come to r9k when I'm at hotel bars to make myself feel better

>>34602812
KEK I know that's why I come here

>>34602812

I've done this as well. God bless free wifi

>>34602747
I've talked to a lot more people here this night than the past 2 years.

>>34602747
It's also why I watch let's plays. Simulated friendship. I want to be strong enough to not need friends
I also need someone to talk to so my head doesn't go too far up my ass.
I also like to drop my half baked ideas here and see what you guys think

>>34602747
I like how you're sharing this like its some kind of huge revelation, when pretty much everyone knows this already.

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>>34602747
Why do you want friends? Why would you want your happiness to be contingent? You become dependent on them. Do you not need to be ready to live a life of your own? They come and go as well.

>>34602825
>>34602840
Lol knew I wasn't the only one

>>34602973

>Why would you want your happiness to be contingent?

My happiness has never been contingent on my friends. They have, however, been an incredible supplement in my ongoing pursuit of happiness

>You become dependent on them
Only if you're the emotionally needy, codependent-type

>a substitute of having real friends
I don't have such an ambitious desire. I come here, to /r9k/ in particularly because I am so starved for basic human interaction. In my entire life I have never had an intimate connection with another person, and I'm not speaking in the sexual sense. I know that it is a fruitless endeavor. Either someone will reply to a post or they won't, but either way the feeling of nothingness remains ever present. I know that I won't ever share a real human moment with another person, but I still keep coming back. I'd imagine this is the same reason that alcoholics and drug addicts keep doing what they do.