[htaunay]

I was going to write something in the lines of the first comment of the original article, but since @LauraBloomify beat me to it, I'll just copy/paste it here since HN almost always provides a more interesting discussion:

"To continue with the alcohol metaphor, when over-socialised I become a mean drunk, without the drunk part. I've learned, no matter what the social consequences, it's better for me to leave abruptly than stay and explode."