Do people prefer to be approached or to approach?

I spend a considerable amount of time in this community I’ve recently joined in.
But I get this kind of feeling that this community is somewhat different in its nature from the past ones I’ve been in contact with
in that people here are not that interested in me.

I’ve never experienced or known that such a large crowd of people could become completely indifferent to me, so I’m quite sad.

My theory is that people here are all isolated or individualised,
if you know what I mean. Everyone feels awkward or unnatural
or unfriendly or whatever in here for whatever reason, as if
everyone were a victim here.
So some members seem to have created their own circle of chosen friends within the society, this is
my conclusion after having observed some close friends.
And as a new member who has to get used to this all,
I have to think up ways to break this unintended isolation.

So my question is,

Do people like to be approached?
if they do, I will begin on it.
But if they don’t, couldn’t be worse.

At the same time, I’m not bragging that I’ve never been
an approacher. I’ve been more of a… causer or enticer.
With my rather stupid facial expressions and ridiculous jokes,
I’ve been able to make it easy for people to approach me.. this is my shallow tactic that has worked….. until now.

So how do you approach people?

Oh, it’s not that I never did that here.
I did but somehow each time I met them again,
the relationships I think I’ve built to some degree
seem to have melted away a long time ago.

Thanks for reading!!