Comment by montroser
3 days ago
One time I hired two different random guys on craigslist to assemble three IKEA bureaus. They didn't know each other beforehand, and I hired them separately to work together.
They started by jockeying to see which one was going to be in charge, arguing about how to proceed, throwing shade, making claims of superiority. One guy wanted to follow the instructions, and the other guy just wanted to go on intuition. They couldn't agree and asked me which one should be in charge, and I said, I don't know just work together, follow the instructions, and get this stuff built.
The instructions guy assumed the lead, and then they settled into a rhythm. Three hours later, they couldn't stop gushing about each other, and a most beautiful bromance was born. They exchanged telephone numbers and made plans to hang out on the weekend.
I feel like there’s a takeaway here for the male loneliness epidemic but I’m not sure what
The takeaway is the same that's been there for thousands of years - do stuff together, in real life.
Bonus points if the stuff you're doing is challenging.
Tinder for assembling ikea furniture. The service pays for itself by selling assembly services.
I hired a guy to assemble a desk...he did a shit job. Won't be doing that again.