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PaperclipPerfector  1yr ago (text post)   2730 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for July 7, 2023

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When you say better half, are you referring to those with money vs those without money? Because I know plenty of middle class people who enjoy all sorts of culture, including art, movies, musicals, plays, history, etc. They also really enjoy going to a football or baseball game.

Middle class is upper class now! Inflation, donchaknow.

Basically, I mean the type of people you meet at the event for the opening of a new exhibit at the museum of steam engines and early mechanized agricultural engineering, which is sick as fuck.

I've been to many museums and exhibits and openings and such events. I can't remember any case where I "met" any people. Don't get me wrong - there were always people there. There were present in the same room as me (sometimes too many of them for my comfort, but I understand, they want to enjoy the same thing I do, no bad feelings). But I never had any meaningful interaction with any of them. Such is the life of an introvert. Are there people that live differently? I'd be curious to learn about their exploits one of those days.

I am playing with max debuffs here, what with being an introverted autistic shaved gorilla, and all I can say is:

Anybody at any sort of event for anything that isn't normie as fuck has something interesting to say and will say it at length if you give them .2 of a chance.

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