I hear you, young Padawan. I am normally very antisocial and only leave my place an average of three times a week. When I have to run errands (banking, grocery shopping, post office, etc.) I do it when the least amount of people are out. I know I'm going to get frustrated with the few people I interact with, so I try to get into an effective mindset which often includes dank bong hits. Even taking every precaution to limit my interactions, I'm still emotionally exhausted by the time I get back home, and so grateful to be walking back up my steps. I often whisper to myself, 'well, that was brutal' upon arriving home. I often feel like an adult among bumbling toddlers. I rarely make eye contact with anyone I don't need to. I believe that people can feel my contempt, and they want to interact with me more because of it, it's perverse. I am quite charming and personable, even gregarious, during these necessary interactions, and most people who don't know me well have a hard time believing that I'm not a very social person, but those who know me well laugh at this. You'll get better and better about planning these interactions, and you'll probably become more and more reclusive as you age. It's beautiful that we live in a society where this solitude is possible. Amazon, Peapod, Grubhub, etc. are all great services to bring material goods to you, it wasn't like this 15+ years ago. I think it's why I like gigging and busking so much, it's my favorite way to interact with the public: they listen to my kickass music, give me money, and tell me how great I am. And any personal interaction in these situations is usually music based, a topic that actually interests me. Yes, I am an asshole, but I feel that is the natural result of me having to deal with morons. I'm not an asshole in any other circumstance. Usually...
