Last year I had an unusual 4-hour chat with my droog Jim Yaghi.
And, what did we chat about that’s so unusual?
The benefits of being anti-social…
(If you’re wondering how we can drone on about the benefits of being anti-social while socializing with each other for 4 hours… quit being a smart ass. Haven’t you ever seen a George Lucas movie? You can still enjoy the ride despite the plot holes…)
Anyway, about those anti-social benefits.
The list is long and distinguished.
They include…
- Not caring what anyone thinks
- Walking around naked while scratching yourself whenever (and wherever) you please (and nobody will ever know)
- Clearer thinking — as you’re not influenced by dozens of other peoples’ voices prattling on about their opinions, feelings and brain farts
- Save lots and lots and lots of money. (Let’s face it, when people leave the house, they spend money whether they intend to or not. But when you’re an anti-social shut-in, you don’t leave the house that much and, thus, save lots of $$)
- Never have to share your food or beer
- People don’t do the “pop in” at your house
- Nobody asks you for loans or favors
- People trust you more since you never inconvenience them
- Everyone is always happy to see you (because they never see or hear from you — so you get all the benefits of being social, without having to be social…)
- Never get swept up in other peoples’ drama. (You can love people from a distance)
- Everyone tells you their secrets (since you don’t socialize)
- You can ignore people you don’t want to talk to. (Since we anti-socialites do all our communication via email, we simply say we never got the email…)
- Less stress (when society breaks down — or the zombie apocalypse happens — we won’t even know it)
- No need for a smart phone (or even a dumb phone)
And the list goes on…
Don’t you wish you were cool like us?
Well, keep trying.
It may take some practice.
But one day, you too can be anti-social if you want.
The best way to practice is doing ALL your communication (when possible) via email. And if you want to make some scratch at the same time, learn to write emails the “Email Players” way and you’ll really be ahead of the curve.
(And away from all those pesky people…)
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Ben Settle
P.S. Now get the hell out of here.
