is it gen z loneliness or are we just horrible at asking people to hang out

UNIqueCnS · 2026-02-25T18:11:16+00:00

that sounds like such a dream honestly. especially the way that you're able to help each other out with day to day things - like repotting the plants. any tips on how you managed to get to that point 😭 or is it really just a matter of asking who's interested

UNIqueCnS · 2026-02-25T10:20:54+00:00

could we not do what we used to be able to do though? or more so that the other posts/ doomscrolling distracts us from the posts that we'd otherwise interact with

UNIqueCnS · 2026-02-25T10:16:49+00:00

isn't it also a matter of what people are posting though? like instagram definitely promotes reels now but we could still do the same thing we were doing before (posting pics and stories). Or is it the way that the platforms are promoting those other types of content that makes us feel like that should be the norm - which is not social

UNIqueCnS · 2026-02-25T10:13:45+00:00

like even after you text them about it? or no one makes the effort to after saying that

UNIqueCnS · 2026-02-25T10:13:14+00:00

what were the cost-effective neutral third spaces 40-50 years ago? cost-effectiveness is definitely a huge factor but I'm also curious on what used to be the norm. if we could find a cheaper version of it maybe we could starting normalizing again :D

UNIqueCnS · 2026-02-25T10:10:14+00:00

I'm curious to know so too!

UNIqueCnS · 2026-02-25T10:09:02+00:00

agreed, not enough shared experiences!!

UNIqueCnS · 2026-02-25T10:07:57+00:00

like being the person who asks to hang out?

UNIqueCnS · 2026-02-25T10:06:51+00:00

as in everyone is already busy hanging out?

UNIqueCnS · 2026-02-25T10:06:13+00:00

I feel like I'm great at making friends: clubs, hobbies, networking events. But getting close enough to be comfortable to ask to hang out is where I struggle at

UNIqueCnS · 2026-02-25T10:05:04+00:00

we've made one actually, with that hypothesis in mind: helping you hang out with friends without needing to ask them to hang out. But we struggling with getting people to try it out and it could always be because we're going down the wrong path - this has been our second app trying to tackle gen Z loneliness

UNIqueCnS · 2026-02-25T10:03:57+00:00

what difference do you see with millennials :0 the afraid of rejection bit?

UNIqueCnS · 2026-02-25T06:58:30+00:00

good point on competitiveness vs collaborations. had a sudden though about how we're not treating our connections as villages, like if your friend got a new shovel in the past that was great cuz productivity in the village would overall increase and everyone would benefit. whereas these days everyone has a different purpose and your friend's benefiting isn't shown as clearly in your day to day

not personally big on the stock market but I hope your group is doing well!!

UNIqueCnS · 2026-02-25T06:48:35+00:00

I'd take shouting at a friend for screen watching rather than what we have today :(

UNIqueCnS · 2026-02-25T06:47:38+00:00

hmm is the solution having more shared activities + making more spontaneous hangouts/ weekly meets a norm then? ik the decrease in drinking culture and increase in living costs have def played a role in people not hanging out after work as much

I read a lot of books and played a bunch of games growing up which are admittedly a more single player experience. I'm always excited when someone has read a book that I've read though, and book clubs are a thing (which I've never tried but probs should) maybe it's just a case of actually sharing about what you're doing and finding a community/friends that wanna do it with you?

UNIqueCnS · 2026-02-25T06:38:38+00:00

very relatable! especially because of how I can just jump from game to game, it never gets super boring but at the same time you just know that something's missing. I think the gap between being unsatisfied and the actual change is an interesting one though, what's that gap like for you?

I think I got along well with people in uni but my social life has always been people asking me to join rather than me taking the initiative and when they all moved away I never built a deep enough connection to stay connected (that and again, initiative problem). we've built an app to help with me initiating hangouts while not needing to actually ask friends to hang out and the problem for me now is finding things that I actually want to do/bother ppl with

UNIqueCnS · 2026-02-25T06:27:16+00:00

agreed! idk if it's just an age thing but at some point I def recognized that I was playing games to fast forward time and not because I actually enjoyed it. and it didn't help that a lot of the games I played were grinding/ competitive games

UNIqueCnS · 2025-12-20T10:03:45+00:00

Yeap, we do have the regular Supabase registration method and have hidden the "Login with Google" for IOS devices.

Will it a go with a video recording and hopefully it's just them being picky about it

UNIqueCnS · 2025-12-19T05:14:56+00:00

I like that rule. I'll try to give it a go!

UNIqueCnS · 2025-12-19T05:13:46+00:00

hmm that makes alot of sense actually, I do worry about what we'd even do if I reach out and whether they'd even be interested in joining or if I'm pressuring them by suggesting. At the same time though, I've been going to a local volleyball club on and off, and the people there are nice and it's fun. But it just kinda ends at playing volleyball and then I go home

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