Hey guys, I have been going through a lot since the past couple of days. My father asked me to experience some time out of my shell. I want to visit kufri with my friends.
Is this a good time to make this trip? What do you guys recommend I do there? I am not really in the mood of doing anything but I think that this trip might make me feel better.
Office Cafeteria, public transport, cabs, restaurants - Everywhere, the people are hooked to their devices.
I am an introvert and I had been the most shy person in the school. Teachers used my example for calming the class. Little did she know that I am afraid of even opening up my mouth. Things started changing slowly in college, thanks to youtube that opened my eyes to a larger world and possibilities. I forced myself to talk to people and get out of my comfort zone. But it did not change me enough. Last year, I got an internship and my kick for talking to people went up. I started approaching strangers in the office because it was safe and there was a common ground. My confidence improved and I became less anxious. Most of the people I have approached have been much senior to me because those were very comforting and polite. I am in early 20s btw. Since last year, majority of the people I have met and made friends with had been quite elder to me.
I feel a huge disconnect with the people of my age. Every single one is hooked to their phones. A considerable amount of them have earphones plugged in all the time. Genzs are only social on social media. We can literally message anyone on linkedin and instagram but we act indifferent if we encounter the same person face to face.
Indifference. Condescension.
Nobody wants to talk. Everyone pretend to be busy all the time. Why are we so glued to this damn phone? This feeling of "I wanna be on my own" is cultivated and is not natural to humans. I have enjoyed the best chats with people elder to me and I love them for making me feel included. Genzs have the worst social skills and the highest patronizing ones.
My very recent experience:
I was in a social situation in the office. There was a group of 3 females and 2 males. I started by asking them about the team they work in (not gonna state the reason here) and followed up with a little conversation. Only one male was interested in the chat and was cross questioning. All others were acting like they don't care although I was addressing all of them. I have tons of these memories.
Approaching people my age has become tougher and tougher. Though I find it fun to talk to millennials.