Not sure about his past writing, but I feel like the problem they're describing (not having a community) is often enlarged if you don't have kids. I'm getting older, and even though I don't want kids as well, most people my age are structuring their lives around their kids/potential kids down the line, and I guess that provides the sense of community and giving "a reason to go out."

Once you're past a certain age, social life will not be automatic like it used to when you were younger. You need to agro pursue a social life and maintain relationships and friendships. On the flip side, some of my close friendships at this age are super strong since we've been allies for decades.

Whats wrong with Dan Brown if you don't mind me asking?

> Ayn Rand, Dan Brown, Rapi Kaur and Hitler

A rationalist, a mass-market fiction author, a millennial poet, and a dictator walk into a bar...

You have a weird list there

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>don't read anything whatsoever this person writes

I wish people exchanged this kind of lists.

I have a small curated blacklist and a chrome extension that automatically hides content from them (even on HN, lol).