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People who haven't really resumed socializing at levels they used to, people who lost the capacity to regulate during interpersonal interactions, people who lost trust in others... I encounter lots of partial returners out there

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[–] Mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 16 hours ago

Lockdown was a blast! I was paid to do what I always wanted; stay home and do whatever I felt like and not worry about other people.

Now that it's over, I haven't been able to keep a steady job. I've lost all the support I built up for myself in social situations.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago

We do. It's called being Smart.

[–] zagaberoo@sopuli.xyz 10 points 16 hours ago (4 children)
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[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

Hermits

I feel like the weird one out because lockdown was absolute hell for me. I need my community and my people. I go crazy being stuck inside a small apartment with nothing to do. I'm not fully an extrovert, I do need my alone time, but I also need to be with people I love.

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[–] Klanky@sopuli.xyz 8 points 16 hours ago

Yeah lockdown was living my best life. At least I managed to get a fully remote job with a small company several states away.

[–] Strayce@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 17 hours ago

Oh hey it's me

[–] sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world 11 points 17 hours ago

In my particular case, it is called "working parent"

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[–] classic@fedia.io 1 points 12 hours ago
[–] _edge@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 15 hours ago

Yeah. That's me. Or anyone I know, really. Sure cities are back to pre-pandemic chaos, but those are other people.

I choose to work from the office on most days. I use public transit. I go to the gym. I'm not locked in, but ...

  • after-work drinks
  • meetups
  • catch up with a friend at the pub
  • date night
  • clubs
  • partys

That's a distant past. And i don't miss it, really.

Ok, I do miss socializing, the good parts: Crack some jokes, have some small-talk, feel part oof a group of friends.

But i don't miss it enough to endure that bad parts: Forcing oneselves into conversations with strangers, "networking", drinking a beer alone in a corner of some event, going out to bar where over your overpriced drink you'll accept that you'd rather be in your living room. Bars and night clubs are a weird concept (unless you are in your twenties and really enjoy the scene): You realistically only talk the person you came with, but they can't hear what your are saying since it's loud and crowded. There may be music, but unless you came to dance, you probably have a Spotify play list you'll enjoy more. In better quality.

[–] Stanley_Pain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 17 hours ago

I fucking loved it. 😁

[–] discomatic@lemmy.ca 3 points 16 hours ago

Me. I'm people.

[–] lettruthout@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

How about: isolastionists?

[–] lettruthout@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

Extraintroverts?

[–] lettruthout@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Overintroverts?

[–] iii@mander.xyz 3 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Where do you encounter these people that haven't returned from isolation?

[–] moody@lemmings.world 14 points 17 hours ago

You don't. That's the point.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 7 points 17 hours ago (1 children)
[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 2 points 17 hours ago

Not really isolating is on zoom. Just preferring to be where they cannot smell you. I presume.

[–] lettruthout@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago

Petroverts?

[–] Boozilla@lemmy.world -1 points 16 hours ago

Pandainfuls

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