I mean, that’s my experience but I’m neurodivergent. My understanding is that that isn’t the norm for the allistic crowd.
Comment on A good grade at parties
ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 10 months 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?”
chuckleslord@lemmy.world 10 months ago
sirblastalot@ttrpg.network 10 months ago
I think it depends how close you are with the people around you. I had a good time at a friend’s holiday party recently (with no drugs or alcohol) just because I really love those folks and I’d enjoy spending time with them no matter what.
Xanis@lemmy.world 10 months ago
As a introvert, that pretending will drain my batteries SO fast.
Everyone else still going four hours in
Me, dead in a corner after hour two
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 10 months ago
It comes out a lot more at work events. Some people like them, but a lot of people don’t and are just faking.
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months 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
ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 10 months 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 10 months ago
“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
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
you’re just describing a LAN party or a DND session, nerds have had “parties” without alcohol or drugs for ages.
ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
I agree … Nerds and DND people sound like a sensible bunch because they actually go out of their way to have fun without intoxicants.
What I’m talking about is the 90% of the population that can’t relate to other humans without getting a little drunk.
spaduf@slrpnk.net 10 months ago
Your LAN/DND sessions sound lame