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The issue with being a lonely teen or young man is that the defining feature of your crowd is antisociality. Couple that with crippling social anxiety, depression, awkwardness, a lack of established connections, and constant doubt and self-deprecation, and you will never meet people like you outside of online echo chambers unless you are extremely lucky. You will dislike almost everyone. All of your mental issues will immediately manifest in your appearance and demeanor and make you an incredibly unlikable and unenjoyable person unless you’re very good at masking. If you are, you will always feel like an impostor in your own skin, you will never connect with the people around you beyond a surface level, and you will worry constantly. If you don’t, most people will either think nothing of you, or see you as boring, or maybe an easy target. The world will make you mature without growing up, and you will end up tense, defensive, and incredibly lonely. You will always feel like an intruder, a third wheel, always feeling you’re missing out but never willing to do anything about it. This is how my social life has been for years now."
