5 January 2018

Why I Have No Friends

5 January 2018 · 10:28

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Summary

He reports no true friends, staying mostly in the apartment and interacting only with his girlfriend and family. He traces this to abandoning school friends for online gaming; guesthouse friendships repeatedly end when he leaves Japan. He reduces friendships to sexual prospects, sending dick pictures to end connections that lack romantic potential.

Insight

Isolation is reinforced by sexual gatekeeping, distrust of temporary bonds, and self-protective rationalization.