>>2475I am the OP, and I'm having a hard time believing it's already been over a year since making this thread. I even remember the day of making this thread vividly. I am semi-active in a few old-school style forums, but they're only of interest for those truly knowledgeable. I mostly use the internet for practical, effortposting media discussions, and educational purposes now. Ironically, how I idealized I should have used it back when I was around a decade younger, hikineet, and spent most of the time posting shitposts and smug anime girls.
I guess I did end up "leaving" imageboards for good at least compared to spending the majority of my free time for several years solely on them, also wasting my time watching completely useless slop on youtube. I'll still peek a few places for no more than a few minutes, but it's so infrequent. Would it still be considered lurking?
One thing that really confuses me is how all these "refuges" have slowed or just flat-out kicked the bucket. Data reveals there a lot more isolated and disenfranchised men than there were just a decade ago, so where are they, why aren't they posting in places like these, and why aren't there more sites trying to keep the old spirit web alive.
But I guess there's criticism that can be said about doing that as many "webcore" sites may come across as superficial or trying too hard.
I had the foresight years ago to know if I spent so much time getting most of my social needs fix on imageboards I would likely reach a point where I'd become disillusioned from them and effectively left crippled in aspects such as social skills, life experience, etcetera.
That did end up being my case anyway but I agreed to take a job shortly after making this thread where I worked in front of hundreds and crowds of children and people everyday while Initially being a barely functional depressive wreck, with traces of my formerly severe social phobia.
I ended up being very well-liked, children loved me, and I was tipped more than I ever even imagined possible for someone like be. Just being tipped at all was incomprehensible for the first few months(and still looking back). I am not a good-looking man by any means, but I try to live as having a heart of gold despite having dealt with many, many truly vile people thr
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