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Even if it's not received well. I spent most of my life feeling awkward around other people (and still sometimes do) but I love chatting it up with a stranger. Giving a compliment, cracking a joke. An internet acquaintance is in Boston? Let's go get a drink! Making friends this way proves something to a younger, more shy version of myself.
Smiled and said hello to Bimh who works at the post office earlier because last week we had a nice conversation.
Feb 27, 2024
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was taking out recycling at the same time as my downstairs neighbor and was like "BONJOUR HELLO I JUST MOVED IN MY NAME IS NICOLE" and she smiled and was like "oh! welcome! good luck with all of it!"
on my road trip i saw an older man wearing a longhorns hat (out of tx) and walked up to him and said "i love your hat, sir. hook 'em!" and he seemed surprised that I was talking to him, but he GRINNED and said softly "well, thank you"
Aug 13, 2024
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Itās nice to remember that the world is brimming with kind people. I by no means have lengthy conversations with them, but even a joke or an observation to the store attendant makes me feel like I am the sort of person who is casual about things. Itās fun and reminds me to get outside my (sometimes claustrophobic) bubble.
Jan 15, 2025
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Iāve always had struggles starting/maintaining conversations, so when I was in college, I would find something to compliment a stranger on (typically a cashier or someone I had to talk to) because I remembered how good I felt when I unexpectedly got a compliment from someone. When I myself became a cashier at a coffee shop, it was a really nice way to make someone feel good if they looked bored or upset. It also helps with awkward silences. I still do it when I can or when the situation calls for it, and itās so nice to see people react and smile.
Feb 24, 2025
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How did this become a standardized measurement tool? it has such an emotional auraā¦
Mar 5, 2024
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As pi.fyi gains popularity I notice more and more people using it like twitter/trying to hit an algorithm/ātweetdeckingā recs/memeing
so incongruent to me because pi truly feels like a place of respite from all the aforementioned internet behavior. using it to identify and share small joys from your day, talk about things you want more of in your life, share about yourself, explore things youāre curious about ā¦ I promise thatās āgood contentā. š«¶
Mar 7, 2024
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I love hand-writing a letter. the delayed gratification of it, talking about anything and nothing, decorating it with cartoons and drawings and stickers. Sending little extras and photographs with tiny micro-playlists scrawled out on the back of it. It takes at least an hour to craft a good letter, one worth receiving and replying to, and it's intimate to think about someone nonstop for that long. I just love that form of communication.
Mar 4, 2024