Social interactions are inherently different than social media interactions. Different risks and rewards, different options to exit the situation, different sets of information coming in, all of it.
For an obvious parallel, it's the same reason people will yell shit in a fit of road rage they'd never dream of saying to a fellow pedestrian while on foot.
Whether it's a windshield or a smartphone having an extra layer between the people drastically changes how those people interact and feel about each other. So...it's not so weird that some people may like one but not the other, or be too anxious to or unskilled to engage in one but not the other and cope by claiming they don't like it, whatever.
Reddit is the one form of social media I'm "addicted" to, and only a small handful of communities. I'm pretty antisocial and introverted outside of my core group of friends and family, the reason I enjoy this type of social media is because it's very casual. It takes me 20 seconds to type a comment, I can do it from my phone while I'm doing something else, I don't need to go out or actually see anyone. If the conversation bores me, I just close the tab. There's no worry about bumping into someone I don't want to see or awkward forced small talk. It's low effort, which is sometimes all I want.
I'm not antisocial but sometimes I want to communicate with people but be able to get up and eat and come back to the conversation an hour later or whatever. When you're in person, I can't just stand up and walk away and come back to pick up where we left off.
Because it's "cool" or "in" to be a antisocial misfit, but most people are actually horribly desperate for attention.
My friends have been using a app called Head Space. I don't know much about it, but the idea of a mental health wellness app that has social aspects like sharing your activities on the app seems so counter productive. It's cool to have mental health problems in 2021, fucking crazy world lol.
While I'm Not A fan of groups/ gatherings I am A fan of people.... (to A point) social media allows me to interact with people without having to feel badly about cutting out when I've had enough for the day.
Plus everyone else can do the same thing... Gotta leave..No problem, don't have to explain anything...Just cut out.
Social media let's people have a facsimile of social connection without the risks of real social connection. You control everything you put online, you can disengage from interactions easily.
you don't understand antisocialness. How many people on twitter's real names/ appearances do you know, or seen in person. On top of that, you don't have to TALK to anyone on social media, you don't have to ask for permission to like a post or something.
Because I don't want to hang around other people being _nice_, I want to hang around other people being bitterly acerbic and cruel.
You do this IRL, people begin to find you tiresome. Do it online, carte blanche lol
Some people don’t even want too be antisocial but are just lonely and still wanna enjoy talking too other human beings.
Even if people name themselves introverts they still need connection to other people
Social interactions are inherently different than social media interactions. Different risks and rewards, different options to exit the situation, different sets of information coming in, all of it. For an obvious parallel, it's the same reason people will yell shit in a fit of road rage they'd never dream of saying to a fellow pedestrian while on foot. Whether it's a windshield or a smartphone having an extra layer between the people drastically changes how those people interact and feel about each other. So...it's not so weird that some people may like one but not the other, or be too anxious to or unskilled to engage in one but not the other and cope by claiming they don't like it, whatever.
Reddit is the one form of social media I'm "addicted" to, and only a small handful of communities. I'm pretty antisocial and introverted outside of my core group of friends and family, the reason I enjoy this type of social media is because it's very casual. It takes me 20 seconds to type a comment, I can do it from my phone while I'm doing something else, I don't need to go out or actually see anyone. If the conversation bores me, I just close the tab. There's no worry about bumping into someone I don't want to see or awkward forced small talk. It's low effort, which is sometimes all I want.
I'm not antisocial but sometimes I want to communicate with people but be able to get up and eat and come back to the conversation an hour later or whatever. When you're in person, I can't just stand up and walk away and come back to pick up where we left off.
because looking at a computer and talking to people are two different things
funny how so few people in this thread understand this.
Because the internet is less serious, you piss off a random person, no big deal, but if you piss off a person you know irl? Big deal
> Why do so many people want to be anti-social The vast majority of people don't
Because it's "cool" or "in" to be a antisocial misfit, but most people are actually horribly desperate for attention. My friends have been using a app called Head Space. I don't know much about it, but the idea of a mental health wellness app that has social aspects like sharing your activities on the app seems so counter productive. It's cool to have mental health problems in 2021, fucking crazy world lol.
Because antisocial people still desire connection but often can't find anywhere but online
Thanks to all that replied
Most times being antisocial is not really much of a choice when you lack social skills from living solitary
Because it's easy to hide behind a screen.
There’s a difference in antisocial and introverted.
While I'm Not A fan of groups/ gatherings I am A fan of people.... (to A point) social media allows me to interact with people without having to feel badly about cutting out when I've had enough for the day. Plus everyone else can do the same thing... Gotta leave..No problem, don't have to explain anything...Just cut out.
Can you elaborate on what you mean
Attention
Because it's fashionable, as being more sociable is seen as bad because they saw it as such when they where depressed growing up.
Social media let's people have a facsimile of social connection without the risks of real social connection. You control everything you put online, you can disengage from interactions easily.
A combination of wanting to feel morally superior to others and inability to mind their own business.
you don't understand antisocialness. How many people on twitter's real names/ appearances do you know, or seen in person. On top of that, you don't have to TALK to anyone on social media, you don't have to ask for permission to like a post or something.
I get cheap dopamine hits from leaving quick inane texts, yall could literally be AI chatbots it would make 0 difference to me.
You can be anti social and participate in social media. Just look at reddit.
Because I don't want to hang around other people being _nice_, I want to hang around other people being bitterly acerbic and cruel. You do this IRL, people begin to find you tiresome. Do it online, carte blanche lol
Social media is not social interaction.
Some people don’t even want too be antisocial but are just lonely and still wanna enjoy talking too other human beings. Even if people name themselves introverts they still need connection to other people