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Not in a dangerous concerning way. I'm an only child and am well versed in entertaining myself. I consider myself an introvert with extrovert tendencies, I enjoy social situations but also need down alone time because I can find them exhausting. I find a successful day with a group of people a personal accomplishment and if I spend a weekend without dealing with another human being beyond errands I'm pretty cool with that. Lastly, I live in the Bay Area where many of my family and long term friends have left because of the cost of living. I've had to socially start over from scratch multiple times into my 40's. I'm currently 47. It can be done!
But with the covid-19 and the political situation I find myself less interested with starting new social connections (beyond the internet). Historically people my age aren't usually striking out anew socially, but with what is going on now it's even less compelling. The internet helps buffer this in many ways and possibly has become the new norm, but I still find it somewhat concerning. The less we interact with people in person the more likely we are to stay in our ideology bubble and dehumanize "others".
I'm aware of this problem (I posted it on the internet! Without a degree! Or study!) but I fear others don't which is going to make things worse. I see a lot of "People are at their loneliest EVER!" study articles. We're pretty much at the polar opposite now, but my hope is there will be a growing interest in socialization based on empathy over insecurities and understanding differences instead of demonizing them.
If not, I hope we at least get some more Jackass movies.
But with the covid-19 and the political situation I find myself less interested with starting new social connections (beyond the internet). Historically people my age aren't usually striking out anew socially, but with what is going on now it's even less compelling. The internet helps buffer this in many ways and possibly has become the new norm, but I still find it somewhat concerning. The less we interact with people in person the more likely we are to stay in our ideology bubble and dehumanize "others".
I'm aware of this problem (I posted it on the internet! Without a degree! Or study!) but I fear others don't which is going to make things worse. I see a lot of "People are at their loneliest EVER!" study articles. We're pretty much at the polar opposite now, but my hope is there will be a growing interest in socialization based on empathy over insecurities and understanding differences instead of demonizing them.
If not, I hope we at least get some more Jackass movies.
