/lit/ - Literature

>>16220567
Stupid, it's easy to make friends if you're not a self important asshole. It is the political prioritization of individual identity which alienates you from your friends. I say this as a lefty myself- most groups of lefties are inter competitive incest pits of mediocre physiques fucking each other as often as they fuck each other over. No place for a relationship in careerist nonsense, see the exile book review of the handmaid's tale for the best illustration of this psychological posture I've ever read.
It's easy to make friends. If you're a man, hit up some friendly acquaintances from work to go to the gym or go shooting with. Make stupid jokes and talk about local sports. Bam you've got friends. Get married for access to even more chill bros via husbands of your wife's married friends. Girls do the same shit but instead of the gym they go on runs and get dessert. Or go shopping I guess.
Anyway deleuze and guattari talk about this, Putnam wrote a book called "bowling alone" which is somewhat dry but will explain everything you would ever want to know about this. Christopher Lasch covers this in culture of narcissism. Didion writes about this in the white album and slouching towards Bethlehem. DFW talks about this. Pinecone talks about this.