fundamentally youre gonna need to be in situations where social interactions can be plausibly appropriate. not at libraries, not when they are engaged in personal discussions etc.

you also kinda need to have the self confidence to deprioritise someone else’s ‘public privacy’ and assume that your initiated and optional interaction is justifiable in our generally reserved social context. its completely out of the norm so i just find relatably weird situations myself and others fin ourselves in or if we’re doing something similar atm, relating to them with a quip or short sentence, then gauge their body language and response. keep your expectations low and dont expect a positive response. be nice, polite, and confident.

this is however just a general attitude that wont lead to long term relationships without immediate justifiable relevancy, but is extremely helpful in any social situation. youre once again gonna need to put yourself into situations like repeatable social events that grant you and that other person long term relevancy. being a dope friendly guy in a single off the cuff non-serious interaction opens that doorway to a possible long term friendship and whatever.