I have started unironically doing this. It is DEVASTATINGLY effective. You make friends SO easily.
Stop wishing people would do this and be the person who does this.
It also increases the amount of quality friends you get. Because people who are receptive to this kind of blunt openness tend to be people that arent going to look at you weird if you make a minor blunder
What I expected would happen:
Me: hi I am a weird nerd who more or less taught themself a conlang a few years back
Them: that’s weird go away
What happened:
Me: hi I am a weird nerd who more or less taught themself a conlang a few years back
Them: I would never do that! But I did do equally niche weird thing I like!
Me: I would not do that thing, but I think it and you are cool.
Them: You are cool also. Keep being weird.
Me: Please do the same and please tell me cool things about it.
