How To Meet New People And Build Connections Quickly (On A Budget)

[Spermatozoa]

I was not sure where to post this thread, but anyway...

Over the last week I have had some terrible hangovers over the last week from clubbing, and every time I come back home I have a lighter wallet. Basically I've decided that enough is enough. It is very expensive for young people to eat and drink out in New Zealand, so most of us go to house parties instead, but this brings me to my problem - I don't know anyone in my local area well enough for them to feel comfortable inviting me. IME, most people here are timid, flighty, risk averse and not very motivated to expand their social circle, which frustrates me intensely. I feel like I am always having to push people into action and that my efforts are not reciprocated. As such I have been forced into some unsatisfying alternatives.

Any non-judgemental advice on how to meet lots of enthusiastic and driven new people quickly, on a tight budget, would be helpful. I am particularly interested in any suggestions you have for daytime or weekend activities. I do prefer highly focused, intense activities, ideally those that are creative and/or with physical contact. I am getting pretty depressed at how unwilling people are to connect; the lack of success is draining me of energy.

If you need more information about my interests and objectives, then feel free to ask me questions related to that.

[wasp]

I've brainstormed a few ideas

1. dress up as a familiar member of a social circle, subtly integrate yourself into said social circle (option: kill the original)
2. take up heroin. I've watched a few documentaries and junkies form a tight-knit clique
3. alternatively you could just pretend to be a junkie
4. book clubs, poetry circles, art exhibitions
5. become a full-fledged feminist and form bonds at fem pep-rallies
6. steal a bike, film yourself doing that extreme mountain biking bullshit, upload on youtube, befriend followers
7. strike up conversations with strangers until you capture one, like pokemon but less fun
8. set up traps around new zealand, holes in the ground obscured by camouflage, befriend those who fall into the pit
9. chloroform
11. dress up as your lookalike celebrity
12. CULTienen
13. attend lectures at local universities
19. BEFRIEND THE HOMELESS
20. buy a cat
21. become a cat
24. I've known quite a few people to make friends via political campaigning
37. tell everyone you're rich and invent a fake start-up company
100. ask reddit (inb4 delete facebook, meditate, hit the gym)

[The Reality Denialist]

This is basically what is wrong with the world: Making connections between people. F*ck that . Had friends before got bored of that stuff = time for something else.

[Spermatozoa]

This is depressing.

[totalize]

Any non-judgemental advice on how to meet lots of enthusiastic and driven new people quickly, on a tight budget, would be helpful.

You can meet lots of enthusiastic and driven people and be paid to do it. We call it work.

[Spermatozoa]

I am not impressed by the tone of people's responses here. It is totally inappropriate to snipe and make smug remarks.

As certain individuals have refused to treat this subject seriously, I have no option but to close this thread down.