• ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Isn’t that how most people socialize at parties? Some people can do it naturally, but I figure most people are pretending. I frequently ask myself “What would a normal human do in this situation?”

    • Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1 year ago

      i feel like it depends: is this a party you want to be at or not?

      if it’s a party you don’t want to be at you’ll probably be pretending

      also: if you feel like this on basically a daily basis… yeah you probably have autism, welcome to the club.

      • IninewCrow@lemmy.ca
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        1 year ago

        What few people ever mention is … alcohol and sometimes drugs.

        Very few people imagine a party without some intoxicant. Even children’s parties, parents will give a party for the kids but the adults seperate themselves to enjoy a bit of alcohol.

        Just think of it … a party with 20 adults and no alcohol or drugs. Some people can do it but the majority of the population would avoid it.

        • ummthatguy@startrek.website
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          “Many respectable physicists said that they weren’t going to stand for this – partly because it was a debasement of science, but mostly because they didn’t get invited to those sort of parties.”

          The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy