quit

As a matter of fact, I did drive on dirt roads and many times after dictatorship enforced curfews. No jugs of gasoline or bribe money though. Anyway, the point I was making that carrying a CPU tower, mouse, keyboard and a monitor (no alienware or volvos, btw) is not such an effort by itself, as people did it just to play. The story is remarkable but for other reasons, like the ones you mention.

I mean that, especially for introverts, trying hard to make friends usually is counterproductive. If instead you start finding things you actually enjoy and start enjoying them (forgetting there's people around) it's easier to engage in productive interactions

Bah, we routinely did this for our lan parties.

Or maybe you should stop trying so hard to meet people and make friends and just be