Notices by matthew (nonlinear aspect) (nonlinear@soliton.nonlinear.zone)
-
matthew (nonlinear aspect) (nonlinear@soliton.nonlinear.zone)'s status on Friday, 14-Dec-2018 00:40:54 UTC matthew (nonlinear aspect) @tomasino Take care of yourself! -
matthew (nonlinear aspect) (nonlinear@soliton.nonlinear.zone)'s status on Thursday, 13-Dec-2018 07:03:41 UTC matthew (nonlinear aspect) @vertigo 's post https://mastodon.social/users/vertigo/statuses/101231954457471586 got me to thinking...
I have been heard to say that I don’t play well with others. The older I get the more I find this to be true. I spent two decades in a community where I was welcomed and wanted, only to realize after so many years that it was unhealthy and actively harmful to its members and left.
Now at 50, establishing new friendships and finding communities is incredibly difficult. I worry about this because I have no close relationships apart from my wife. Isolation and loneliness is a significant health risk for men as they grow older.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine/2017/03/09/the-biggest-threat-facing-middle-age-men-isn-smoking-obesity-loneliness/k6saC9FnnHQCUbf5mJ8okL/story.html
https://www.npr.org/2018/08/21/640437965/researchers-examine-what-social-isolation-can-do-to-mens-health
https://www.independentage.org/policy-research/research-reports/isolation-emerging-crisis-for-older-men
For a number of reasons, I mostly lurk in the fediverse and other online communities. But, I try to add to the conversation when I have something to offer, and post reluctantly to engage and stretch out of my comfort zone. -
matthew (nonlinear aspect) (nonlinear@soliton.nonlinear.zone)'s status on Thursday, 13-Dec-2018 06:37:05 UTC matthew (nonlinear aspect) @vertigo Thank you for sharing. I can say that the person I observe is a fine human being. And, your presence in my timeline is appreciated and missed when you are posting less. Hopefully, you won’t find it necessary to recluse yourself from the fediverse. -
matthew (nonlinear aspect) (nonlinear@soliton.nonlinear.zone)'s status on Thursday, 13-Dec-2018 03:27:19 UTC matthew (nonlinear aspect) @snowdusk_ hmmm -
matthew (nonlinear aspect) (nonlinear@soliton.nonlinear.zone)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Dec-2018 21:57:50 UTC matthew (nonlinear aspect) @vertigo Glad to hear! -
matthew (nonlinear aspect) (nonlinear@soliton.nonlinear.zone)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Dec-2018 20:19:02 UTC matthew (nonlinear aspect) @vertigo Oof. Better to know the possibilities I guess, rather than find out when it actually happens. -
matthew (nonlinear aspect) (nonlinear@soliton.nonlinear.zone)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Dec-2018 00:39:16 UTC matthew (nonlinear aspect) @cat no way! -
matthew (nonlinear aspect) (nonlinear@soliton.nonlinear.zone)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Dec-2018 20:23:14 UTC matthew (nonlinear aspect) @cosullivan I am so sorry for your loss.