I made an OLD account once. Kinda chickened out half-way through the profile setup and walked away leaving only my first name, age, and a simple selfie like my Medium pic. The next day I deleted the whole thing; the replies were - overwhelming. Felt like a donut on an anthill.

Life got good when I gave up completely. Got lucky once, don't expect to again. If it happens, it happens. But in the meantime, I'm enjoying creating my best life with family and good friends.

Articles like yours go a long way toward fending off any residual loneliness the seeps in. Thank you for this!