How do I do better at meeting new people when I'm shy and nervous all the time?

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21M, five foot ten, average build. I'm quite shy and quiet most of the time. I generally just keep to myself and just go about things. I'm getting a little sick of being alone however like I said I'm quite shy and quiet.

When I meet new people or the rare time I have been on dates I find myself to be quite nervous.i stutter, I don't always make sense in what I'm saying as my brain and month are not in sync with each other. As a coping mechanism i make jokes. Jokes are self deprecating or something in the lines of that, and that could be seen as a turn off. How do I give off more confidence? Since that is apparently important.

If interests are important my hobbies are basketball, movies, comic books, video games, and sneakers (I do have some not a huge collection of anything, some are real and some are fake)

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