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While I'm working on my cold approach skills (poorly, I might add), social circle has historically worked quite well for me, but I'm starting to think it could work better if I had the damned 'gram.
Thing is, I'm really trying to de-Internet my life, avoid doomscrolling apps and live more in the real world. Which is why I never made an Instagram account in the first place. I have an old FB account that is quite dormant, I use it only to follow events and for hobby-related groups. No other social media, except LinkedIn for business purposes. The whole modern Internet is really grinding my gears, so adding more of it to my life is not something I'd like to do.
However, what's been happening to me a lot lately is that I meet new girls (and people in general) where it feels like taking numbers is a bit too much, too forward, so it ends up as losing these new connections. Just a recent example: I visited a friend in another city recently for the weekend and was introduced to her group of friends there, some 10 people, which included a couple of hot girls, a cool bunch in general. We hung out a bit, but the situation wasn't really appropriate (socially or logistically) for me to full on seduce anyone. It would have felt weird to gather phone numbers, but now I have no contacts with these people, and I'm thinking if I had IG I could just add all of them, and also, may start DMing with a girl if it looked like there was a prospect for romance there. This kind of thing has been happening to me more and more lately.
On the other hand, I'd feel a bit of an asshole opening an Instagram account at almost 40 years old haha, feels like a young persons game. But I'm not sure how to square this circle, and I can't shake the impression I'd bang a more from social cirlce if I had this option...
Any thoguhts appreciated.
Thing is, I'm really trying to de-Internet my life, avoid doomscrolling apps and live more in the real world. Which is why I never made an Instagram account in the first place. I have an old FB account that is quite dormant, I use it only to follow events and for hobby-related groups. No other social media, except LinkedIn for business purposes. The whole modern Internet is really grinding my gears, so adding more of it to my life is not something I'd like to do.
However, what's been happening to me a lot lately is that I meet new girls (and people in general) where it feels like taking numbers is a bit too much, too forward, so it ends up as losing these new connections. Just a recent example: I visited a friend in another city recently for the weekend and was introduced to her group of friends there, some 10 people, which included a couple of hot girls, a cool bunch in general. We hung out a bit, but the situation wasn't really appropriate (socially or logistically) for me to full on seduce anyone. It would have felt weird to gather phone numbers, but now I have no contacts with these people, and I'm thinking if I had IG I could just add all of them, and also, may start DMing with a girl if it looked like there was a prospect for romance there. This kind of thing has been happening to me more and more lately.
On the other hand, I'd feel a bit of an asshole opening an Instagram account at almost 40 years old haha, feels like a young persons game. But I'm not sure how to square this circle, and I can't shake the impression I'd bang a more from social cirlce if I had this option...
Any thoguhts appreciated.
