Nexit: Making Friends

In Episode 40, we look at the art of making friends while cancelled. We live in a hyper-alienated time, when more people than ever before report having few or no close friends. On top of that, renewed puritanical impulses within the culture threaten to exile already-atomized people from what little community they have left. In such a context, how are we to create and nurture meaningful connections and break the isolation so poisonous to the human spirit? Part of the Nexit series. Show Notes 30% of Millennials say they are often or always lonely. 20% report having no acquaintences at all Hikikomori, the Japanese phenomenon of extreme social isolation is going global Follow Fucking Cancelled on Instagram. Find merch in our shop. ClementineMorrigan.com JayLesoleil.com Theme song by ST x LIAM. Mixing and editing by Charlotte Dora. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fuckingcancelled.com/subscribe