Yeah, I guess it really depends. A decent chunk of my school friends have ended up emigrating or going to university halfway across the world. The Internet is neat but timezones are still fucky.
That's impressive. How did you manage to stay in contact for so long? Hoping my friend group can stay similarly close, although I can't say for sure. (Coming from a teenager.)
Thanks, to be fair my social circle always consisted of outcasts that banded together to begin with. I don't think there's much harm in keeping up with some "normal" activities so you have stuff to talk about though.
It's worrying how many of the answers are "nobody". Not surprising based on Lemmy's main demographic being men in their 20s-30s, but damn.
I freshly graduated secondary school and still have a tight-knit friend group that I can lean on. Even as we drift apart, I hope I can still maintain this type of support network in the future, although I'm not too optimistic.
PC for Minecraft and osu!, Nintendo Switch for Zelda and Mario Kart. I'm not a huge gamer, I only focus on a few specific games. In general I do prefer keyboard+mouse over a controller, though.
I get a sense of satisfaction from pushing myself and feeling more in tune with what my body is doing in space - you have to pay close attention to form, muscle exertion, etc. It's meditative, in a way.
On the flip side, I don't do well in team sports because I'm clumsy with bad eyesight - I have a tendency to blame myself for being a burden on my team.
You don't have to work out solo if you don't want to. Most sports qualify as cardio - you can do that instead of jogging. Besides, you can always strength train with buddies and hype each other up.
HP Smart is complete ass lmao. I have an HP laser printer that prints well, but it's always a headache to start printing anything wirelessly from my laptop. Can only ever rely on the ol' USB cable.
Glasses, I hate putting in and removing my contacts. Also hate how they feel in my eyes. Besides, I think I look better in glasses anyway. I only wear contacts whenever I'm doing sports.
Yep most people use reblogs, it's easier to form and follow a chain of conversation there. A lot of people will also use the tag field in the reblogs instead of using the actual text field.
I was 12, I legit don't remember how I even picked it. I tried another name for a couple weeks and thought it was too cringe (easily associated with a famous person), so I switched to my current name.
For the most part I agree with you - the best I can hope for is that the fedi philosophy persists in some way, even if it's still a little niche. I don't even expect any of this to become 100% mainstream.
I'm a student, gonna start (undergrad) medical school this summer.