[uniclaude]

I vividly remember coding, moderating IRC channels and playing StarCraft while being alone on a Christmas night, lobbies were full of joy and wishes, games were fun, and I felt way less lonely than while spending time with people I didn’t really connect with.

Christmas is seen as a moment to be spent with people, but IMO this day is only what you make of it. It is not bad to want to be totally alone, or connected with online randoms!

There are many people in these virtual worlds that you probably share something with if you spend Christmas alone or are reading this message on Dec 25th. I’m glad HN exists.

And if you really want another experice, go east if you can afford it, and enjoy in places where Dec 24/25th are just regular days.

[rvnx]

This Metaverse / NFT thing is depressing, I wouldn't recommend this. If you are alone, better take the "celebrations" as an opportunity to discover people that are a little bit of your usual circle by inviting them for a dinner or movie. The COVID-19 makes more people lonely, and actually, it's a positive thing for people who are usually alone because it makes it easier for them to live with the social stigma of being alone.

[JimBlackwood]

I don’t understand what can be depressing about other people finding company, wherever that may be?

Maybe it’s me, I just never saw how things that make other people happy can be depressing for someone else.

[jpindar]

This whole "people on the internet aren't real people" thing is SO 20th century.

[uniclaude]

I didn’t mean metaverse/nft, HN is a virtual world.