@matigo It's like I was saying before, those who are pro-diversity are anything but when it comes to thoughts and ideas.
@osaka I've seen a lot of airports over the years, they're not all created equal. That said, they are the gateway to a lot of interesting places.
@gtwilson Growing up in the 1980s, I remember kids calling each other a faggot, and it was definitely derogatory. I also remember the game Smear the Queer. It's a lovely game where everyone chases after the kid carrying the football to gang-tackle him. He coughs it up, someone else gets the ball, rinse and repeat until recess was over.
I think finding common ground is easy if we allow ourselves to do so. When we're kids, we're less picky and can bond with just about anyone over anything. As an adult, different story, particularly when you add in wives, kids, work, and who knows what else.
@gtwilson Hadn't thought of that, but I do know that anyone male that I was close to from, say, the age of 12 to 25 is no longer in my life at all. There are many reasons for that, none of which have anything to do with "no homo" and everything to do with "I'm in a different place in my life now and you don't fit." It was never stated by either of us, we just sort of stopped communicating with each other.
The strangest one was my best friend from grade school, whom I was still friends with up until the point I got married. I even invited him to be the best man in my wedding. I knew that was a bit of a financial burden and even offered to pay for the airline tickets. He stopped talking to me, and, to this day, I still don't know why.
Finding new people to be close with in person is not easy.
Society seems to conspire against deep friendships between men: https://medium.com/@remakingmanhood/why-do-we-murder-the-beautiful-friendships-of-boys-3ad722942755
@sumudu I was on an airplane the past week after a several week hiatus. Guessing the next several months will get busy.