Worse situation: being trapped at a family gathering in a rural relative’s compound that you are socially obliged to attend without any friend or independent mode of transport. Also, you’re expected to serve food to and clean up after creepy uncles who would shamelessly harass you in public.

In large crowds there’s no need to be social, you’ve come full circle.

I think I’d actually prefer crowds like that. There are so many people that you become insignificant and barely draw any attention.

Horrible place if you need to find someone.

Perfect place when you don’t want to be found.

This is me trying to find a nice place to watch the fireworks in Montreal then realize 10 minutes before it starts that I’ll have to go through that crowd when it’s over, so I just turn around and go back home pre-emptively.

Pfft, as if I would take my social battery to something like this.

Find a dog! Dogs are the best even when you don’t want to socialize. 🐕

I just do as my ma would do. Find path and move through. If someone gets in your way “Excuse me.” Didn’t move? Say it louder and a little more rude. When they move and give you a look, just go. Don’t stop. What are they gonna chase you? That’s weird. Fuck em.

Make em move till you are outta that shit.

Time to pull a Francesco Schettino and run away in a most inconspicuous manner regardless of the consequences

dies

Eh, it’s not the social battery at this point that is the issue. Even if the battery were good, the people all meandering unpredictably and too slowly would be frustrating AF.

Bulldozer mode activate.

Oh boooy, Ann, what have you gotten yourself into this time?