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Birding, silent book club, Mahjong and more: America's meetup explosion

Young people raised on swiping, DMing and streaming are doing something bold: going out. Why it matters: Amid a loneliness epidemic , millennials and Gen Zers are craving IRL connection — enough to show up for meetups built around activities once considered solitary, or " grandma hobbies ." The latest: They're leaving the house to play chess , birdwatch and read in silence together. "It's very easy to sit inside and rot just by yourself," Cole Robinson, president of the Audubon on Campus Trinit…

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Birding, silent book club, Mahjong and more: America's meetup explosion
Young people raised on swiping, DMing and streaming are doing something bold: going out. Why it matters: Amid a loneliness epidemic , millennials and Gen Zers are craving IRL connection — enough to show up for meetups built around activities once considered solitary, or " grandma hobbies ." The latest: They're leaving the house to play chess , birdwatch and read in silence together. "It's very easy to sit inside and rot just by yourself," Cole Robinson, president of the Audubon on Campus Trinit…
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