First, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with not getting along particularly well with most of humanity. Most people mostly don’t interest me much and I mostly don’t interest them much; that doesn’t have to be a big deal.
Second, I suspect you’d have liked those people more in almost any other context. They were operating in Far Mode, recreationally and informally, in a situation where no-one would call them on bullshit and everyone would call them on gatekeeping or rudeness. (Most people mostly don’t interest me much, but I’ve sometimes asked random strangers “would you like to tell me your life story?” while we’re both stuck waiting for something, and I can’t remember ever getting a boring answer.)
Third, fwiw, I don’t see a problem with “they turned out to just be kind of verbally shitposting, so I verbally shitposted back, and we enjoyed each others’ company as a result”. Sounds like it would have been a fun night out . . . at least, if you hadn’t been hoping for something else.
First, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with not getting along particularly well with most of humanity. Most people mostly don’t interest me much and I mostly don’t interest them much; that doesn’t have to be a big deal.
Second, I suspect you’d have liked those people more in almost any other context. They were operating in Far Mode, recreationally and informally, in a situation where no-one would call them on bullshit and everyone would call them on gatekeeping or rudeness. (Most people mostly don’t interest me much, but I’ve sometimes asked random strangers “would you like to tell me your life story?” while we’re both stuck waiting for something, and I can’t remember ever getting a boring answer.)
Third, fwiw, I don’t see a problem with “they turned out to just be kind of verbally shitposting, so I verbally shitposted back, and we enjoyed each others’ company as a result”. Sounds like it would have been a fun night out . . . at least, if you hadn’t been hoping for something else.