On 29 Jul 2015 05:45:37 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>On 2015-07-29, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> It makes you sad, but the people I see there seem to be enjoying the
>> company of their peers rather that sitting home watching Jerry Springer
>> or sending cranky messages to newsgroups. Socializing with others is
>> beneficial.
>
>What is sad is having to go to a sterile toddler playground
>environment to hang out with yer friends. Maybe it's cuz of the
>totally neutral territory where everone feels equal.
>
>If I had friends, I'd invite them to my place for coffee.

That's what I do. I meet aquaintances at a restaurant but my friends
mostly meet at each others homes. I don't have a lot of friends
because I differenciate between friends and aquaintances... I think if
a person has as many friends in a lifetime as they have fingers on one
hand they are doing great. I meet an awful lot of people who refer to
everyone in their phone book as their friend.