• SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world
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    Nationalizing dating sites.

    These sites work great to match people when corpos aren’t allowed to fuck with the algorithms

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    Just force everybody to interact. Obligatory meetings for the whole village/city district/city block (depending on size of population) every saturday morning with local news, coffee and cake and maybe games or time for chatting.

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      Did those actually provide any sort of social outlet?

      That’s similar to the reason my company gives for having to be in the office but I work on the computer and go home. The only people I interact with are my remote peers

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    I don’t think there is a solution. I think this is the path and these are the results.

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    Capitalism is a root cause. Let’s get rid of that, or if that’s too extreme that severely regulate it.

    Jail all of Facebook’s decision makers. Seize it (investors get nothing), and either shut it down or revert it to a simple message board. Require moderators. Ban the trash (eg: sovereign citizens groups). Remember that time they tried to see if they could make people sad by changing the algorithm? Find those people and ruin them.

    Pay labor more. Work them less. I’d just do basic income, personally.

    Make more walkable spaces. Fuck car culture. You don’t meet anyone when you drive. Everywhere could have local spots where you see regulars.

    More free public events. Brooklyn does “movies under the stars”. There’s also like yoga classes, bird watching, concerts. More of that.

    Offer free education for anyone who applies in good faith. Offer classes on a range of subjects, but honestly I think a lot of people would benefit from lessons and practice on “how to talk to people” and public speaking.

    Kind of a ramble. But I think if you leave capitalism in place, you’re going to have problems. “Everything has to make the owners as much money as possible, immediately” isn’t a formula for a good life.

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    Double the minimum wage and standardize a four day work week. People need more free time and resources in order to socialize effectively.

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      Couple this with providing safe and comfortable community spaces and every things peachy.

      No, the local Starbucks/any place of business does not count.

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        This is a big one for me. Decoupling social activities from consumerism so people can access human connection without implicit or explicit paywalls.

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    More public transit and more public spaces. Transit that you don’t have to think about taking (because it’s safe, frequent, and cheap or free) takes you to new places or to familiar places more often, and lets you meet more people more often. And going outside and doing shit is just good for you, I’m sorry to report.

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      I agree. I think a big part of the issue is that going out to do things is just so expensive these days. There aren’t any “third places” for people anymore.

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        The neighboring village just built a smallish sk8erpark for the youth. Quite nice finally seeing kids outside again. When walking the dog I feel like I haven’t seen kids doing kids stuff since like forever

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      Doesn’t work. I live in Hong Kong, which has some of the world’s most efficient public transport systems. People don’t actually talk. They just look at their phones. A train cart can be full of people but no conversation.

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        Public transit isn’t for socializing, it’s for traveling. Public spaces like parks, libraries, squares, etc that don’t require payment to use are for socializing.

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          Oh I thought you meant socializing during transit, sorry. I forgot to consider in other places parks are not a maximum 15-minute walk away

  • Step 1

    • Demolish all housing - everyone is homeless now

    Step 2

    • Mandate that everyone design their own silly costume - this is all you’re allowed to wear

    Step 3

    • Legalize and subsidize all the fun drugs - everyone gets a weekly allowance of shrooms, ecstasy, etc

    Step 4

    • Loneliness is officially replaced with several other problems
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    Legitimately stop treating phones like a necessity. Leave them at home more. Treat apps more like accessories and less like doorways.

    Opt more for going in person to places to do things. By bike or transit whenever you can. Go to public events at your local parks and venues. Attendance is its own form of support, too. Anything we can do to purposely put ourselves in front of other people who share different perspectives than ourselves is good for us.

    I think a lot of people don’t realize that there is a sense of responsibility when it comes to putting ourselves out into the world. If you think you’re capable of helping others, simply being a positive person in a public place, even just to have some fun meeting with friends, is a step in the right direction to building a better world. Nature will eventually setup a situation for you to be called upon. But this never happens from in your house or apartment.

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      For that first point let’s bring back phone booths, but somehow make them work with in the modern world.

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    Multi dwelling houses: a house with a central living area and apartments of different sizes linking in to it.

    The central area has a big kitchen, dining, play area, halls link it to a 1-bed, 2-bed and 3-bed apartments each with a little kitchen as well.

    You can be on your own in your apartment or go use the big kitchen, join trivia night, etc