[HappMacDonald]

> I think most people would prefer hanging out with others rather than scrolling tik tok

However both introversion and the hedgehog's dilemma can complicate this presumption. I think I'd rather say that most people would prefer hanging out with others in some fashion where they are safe from constant drama .. but the reality is that getting along with other people — including close friends and perhaps especially family members — takes a lot of effort and emotional labor.

With our current ubercapitalist society (definitely in the US but it affects the rest of the globe as well) and poor social understanding of mental health, many of us simply lack the resources to constantly expend said emotional labor and connections often fall away as a result.

Thus the mass of terminally online people.

[thaumasiotes]

> I think I'd rather say that most people would prefer hanging out with others in some fashion where they are safe from constant drama .. but the reality is that getting along with other people — including close friends and perhaps especially family members — takes a lot of effort and emotional labor.

Counterpoint: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA0PwmQMVG8