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People who haven't really resumed socializing at levels they used to, people who lost the capacity to regulate during interpersonal interactions, people who lost trust in others... I encounter lots of partial returners out there

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I fucking loved it. ๐Ÿ˜

[โ€“] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

We do. It's called being Smart.

[โ€“] _edge@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 5 days ago

Yeah. That's me. Or anyone I know, really. Sure cities are back to pre-pandemic chaos, but those are other people.

I choose to work from the office on most days. I use public transit. I go to the gym. I'm not locked in, but ...

  • after-work drinks
  • meetups
  • catch up with a friend at the pub
  • date night
  • clubs
  • partys

That's a distant past. And i don't miss it, really.

Ok, I do miss socializing, the good parts: Crack some jokes, have some small-talk, feel part oof a group of friends.

But i don't miss it enough to endure that bad parts: Forcing oneselves into conversations with strangers, "networking", drinking a beer alone in a corner of some event, going out to bar where over your overpriced drink you'll accept that you'd rather be in your living room. Bars and night clubs are a weird concept (unless you are in your twenties and really enjoy the scene): You realistically only talk the person you came with, but they can't hear what your are saying since it's loud and crowded. There may be music, but unless you came to dance, you probably have a Spotify play list you'll enjoy more. In better quality.

[โ€“] AmidFuror@fedia.io 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[โ€“] classic@fedia.io 1 points 5 days ago
[โ€“] discomatic@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 days ago

Me. I'm people.

[โ€“] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago (4 children)
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[โ€“] iii@mander.xyz 4 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Where do you encounter these people that haven't returned from isolation?

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[โ€“] Mango@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Avari.

The unwilling elves who refused the great journey!

[โ€“] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Hermits

I feel like the weird one out because lockdown was absolute hell for me. I need my community and my people. I go crazy being stuck inside a small apartment with nothing to do. I'm not fully an extrovert, I do need my alone time, but I also need to be with people I love.

[โ€“] classic@fedia.io 1 points 5 days ago

Yeah, I can tell that I get a little weird if I'm alone too long. And the time it takes is shorter since covid. I'm assuming from too much time alone during the peak period

[โ€“] lettruthout@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

How about: isolastionists?

[โ€“] lettruthout@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Extraintroverts?

[โ€“] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Informed? Did the infection rates start dropping lately?

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[โ€“] lettruthout@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Overintroverts?

[โ€“] lettruthout@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Petroverts?

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