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Yep just as the title says; it is not hard to socialize in college. It’s actually really easy to socialize in college, go to student areas where socializing is, and simply have a good time.

I don’t know where most of this whole fear of public rejection came from but it’s college, you’re not gonna get made fun of in college. If you do you can easily tell someone to go fuck themselves.

At the very least, you can deal with randos in the plaza of whatever college you are at. You don’t even have to talk about anything super niche, just talk about what’s happening in school or whatever local baseball or sport it is.

Ah wait, you have to actually take note of what’s happening around the college town you’re in, so you’re gonna have to maybe look around or read the school newspaper.

You’re in college. On campus, you can at least try to be socialize or else you’re gonna be those anti social morons at your future job who ignores you when you try to be nice to them.

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[–] the_q@piefed.social 3 points 14 hours ago

I don't think people understand what this community is for. It's not /c/myopinion...