Hacker News with Generative AI: Socialization

One way to fight loneliness: Germans call it a Stammtisch (npr.org)
Five years ago I was in Berlin for a few months, and my friend Michael invited me to a gathering of his beer aficionado friends at a neighborhood bar. It seemed like a typical bar hang — until one of the guys planted a little flag on the table: an insignia for their group.
Socialization, Germany, Culture, Friendship
350 points by geox 27 days ago | 271 comments
Social Initiation (socialcommunication.truman.edu)
We teach our children that making friends is easy: you just walk up to any kid on the playground and say, “My name is [whatever], do you want to play?” And if you’re four or five years old, this works pretty well. But it’s a lot more complicated when you’re a grown-up.
Social Skills, Psychology, Human Behavior, Socialization
112 points by yamrzou 119 days ago | 32 comments
Study finds juvenile dolphins who play together are more successful as adults (phys.org)
Animal Behavior, Dolphins, Science, Socialization
125 points by PaulHoule 219 days ago | 38 comments