Mmmhmm. Well, not all strangers. I know a few people in this thread better than I know some of my acquaintances in real life, now.

So, would that satisfy your social needs?

What do you think?

I doubt it.

Good call. It would be good, though, to meet some of the people here

I'm thinking it's not feasible right now; I'd guess only 4-5 people currently active would be able/interested to make it. We're very spread out. If the forum were bigger, we could have smaller, more local meetups. Perhaps in time.

Hmm, what about something more virtual? Have some ideas there...

Me too: http://www.FoolQuest.com

That is completely off-topic.

I understand that you are excited about your site, but please do us a favor and stop advertising it. We are here because we are lonely, and we seek communication and understanding. You are aware that you use big words and phrasings that most people can't understand. That is not what anyone is looking for. When you hijack a thread to talk down to vulnerable people, and post your site all over, it is frustrating and discouraging. No one is looking for complex, confusing speculation - we are looking for the simple answers that seem to make up life. And we care about EACHOTHER just a little bit. We care about YOU. That's why we are here.

You have made some positive posts; I do not think you are a troll, although that was my very first impression. I believe your priority is to help others. Please think about the tone that comes across in your writing style, and use it carefully here. Consider that intelligence comes in many forms, and no one has mastered them all. Someone you talk to may understand you better than you think. Look at yourself from the perspective of someone who may understand you - how do you look to them? Are you a positive force to them? Any less effort is selfish.

It should be very difficult for you to dismiss someone as less intelligent. I say this because, when I meet someone who I feel is less intelligent than I, I also realize it's entirely possible that *I* simply do not understand *them* fully.

Thank you for reading this, friend. I would suggest putting the link to your site in your profile, because people interested in you will be checking out your profile, and it's much more subtle and less intrusive.

No, I am directly on topic. You asked about something (alternatives in social interaction) more virtual, did you not, (lack of) Empathy? Well, don't bruise your index finger clicking the link! Because that is exactly what you will find facilitated on http://www.FoolQuest.com as nowhere else online I know.

And as for miscommunication or incomprehension, you don't just want clear communication, you want it immediatly without making an effort or asking questions. But if you are lonely, that is not how real communication will be achieved, only repetitive empty social noise.

Alas, we live in a society where natural interest and questioning are shamed into suppression. If you are not willing to actively engage in what is called miscommunication repair, but only exert peer pressure and shunning, then you will never get any further than you are now. You will only continue to waste your time with a grinding and pointless common sense that doesn't actually work.

Indeed, one might be hard pressed to find, anywhere on this forum, an instance of one poster requesting clarification whatsoever from another poster. What has been the need? Sadly, this indicates a lack of challenge. And people who fail to be challenging to one another are lonely.

Satisfactory for whom?

Indeed, so you do.