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I don't like sports, and I live in an endless suburban wasteland where there's nothing to do but go to bars, restaurants or the mall.

I can't afford to go to restaurants all the time, and I don't like bars or the mall.

I'm shy and I don't do well around strangers, and even when I do meet new people 99% of the time we don't have much in common, so it feels like a waste of time.

I'd much rather surf the web... at least there I'm learning stuff, and I can communicate with people who I actually have something in common with.

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The curse of the high IQ is that statistically you wont find a lot in common with the average Joe. Too bad just deal with it. Get married and raise children. Go to church. Spend time in your local library. Volunteer at a local CSA (community supported agriculture). Take long walks. Go hiking. Ride a mountain bike in the woods. Go to the gym and lift weights. But dont spend your life online and staring at computer screens.

Why not? This is a very dogmatic take on how to spend ones time. People enjoy different things, if you enjoy spending time behind a screen, go for it.

I don't enjoy my time online, I just dread change more than I dread living a dull life

I don't see a problem with spending time in front of a screen, and would much rather do that than do pretty much anything you mentioned.

Some things, like spending time in nature are nice once in a while, but there's no nature near where I live, and even if there was I'm often not in the mood to go.

Personally I wouldn't survive in a suburban environment without nature being near by.

Going to restaurants, bars or meeting strangers isn't what I meant. It's still the artificial human made world. Spend time outside the city, hiking, boarding, climbing, running or just enjoying nature... That's it. Finding like-minded people will come by itself.

Oh, and beeing active is just awesome. Pushing the body to certain limits is just so important for my mental health. I am a complete different person, if I don't do sports for a certain time.

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