Nice tale, I miss interesting people, but mostly I miss people who are interested, that young man is interested and is going to have a nice life and connect with a lot of people, and learn a lot.
I was very shy as a youngster. I would NEVER do what this young man did. But this is something that should certainly be encouraged. Schools (& parents) should be encouraging it.
There is nothing at all wrong with finding ways to increase human connections in our American society.
For decades, we have been trending towards individual compartmentation and isolation. And this has been fostered by the Left. COVID was a great example.
They want people to NOT interact. They want people NOT to travel. They want people to depend on the government for everything.
Our main problem is, we can talk to those people who have swallowed Leftism, say hello to them on the street, strike up conversations in airports and such. But we cannot talk to them and hope to find “middle ground”.
The things they have been led to believe in are fundamentally, and diametrically opposed to the things we believe in. The Left has been working hard to make our citizenry incompatible with living in a Constitutional Republic, and unable to do so.
I would like to see that change.
If you ever want someone to just tell you about themselves ad infiniutum just ask them. Havent met anyone that doesnt like talking about themselves, especially themselves.
Nice tale, I miss interesting people,