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by WarOnPrivacy 317 days ago
In the period they mention, I've gone from heavy socializing to nearly none.

It's a lot of reasons. My kids are grown. My need for new customers is sharply lower.

I've decoupled my self-esteem from societal expectations. This killed the carrot for a lot of my social behavior - like the need for small talk.

My resistance to things fades with age. Like the ever increasing heat. My tolerance of traffic. My tolerance of crowds - especially when it's enhanced by cluelessness (eg:conversations in choke points).

Plus I live with my 5 adult sons (thanks 4-income economy!) and we get on well.