Yeah I’m sure talking to a stranger while on your morning commute is nice especially if the stranger’s interesting but I’m usually deep in thought during those moments of the morning
So if someone walks up to me Adam moment and starts chatting all I’m really thinking is
"alright when are they going to leave so I can get back to my thoughts? "
As an adult, I think I’d be fine with it, but as a minor, it freaks me the flip out. I don’t know youuuu also I think lots of people think I need to find God because the number of church pamphlets or Jesus lectures I’ve gotten is crazy
yeah but ofc if you add ”every day” people will tend to choose silence. I love talking to people, but holding a discussion with a stranger every single morning every day for 1 year? 10 years? absolutely not
“Between 2003 and 2023, there was a 20% decline in in-person socialization” probably had something to do with a worldwide pandemic happening at some point in that timeline
The reason we prefer isolation is that trust is a rare thing to come by, and can be easily broken.
Lies are everywhere and we’d rather not deal with it.
I cant hold a normal conversation with people I know, so with a stranger? It’s just gonna go like
Stranger: "hey!"
Me: "Hi"
Stranger: "How are you doing"
Me: "Fine"
Stranger: "Are you not gonna ask me something?"
Me: "Whats your favorite color"
Stranger: "Red"
Me: "Cool"
I’m 14 and started going to community college last year and I feel this. Nobody talks to teach other in any classes, except my environmental science class because we all have lab together later so we learned to communicate
I think this overlooks the issue of never being sure what kind of person a stranger is. Especially if you’re in certain demographics, talking to strangers can easily lead to uncomfortable or unsafe interactions.
Also, I’d wonder what were people doing while they were quiet in this study? Were they doing a solo activity, or nothing? And does this still hold true if they’re communicating digitally with someone they know?
I’m not saying we don’t have a problem with isolation or that in-person communication doesn’t have benefits. But I don’t think you can just overlook the very reasonable concerns people can have around interacting with strangers.
I have a fully virtual job, I dont really like interacting with people because I talk to people all day at my job. Isolation sounds good to me, and so peaceful and soothing, I’d rather chit chat with my cat and hear meows than humans and their egos. I go into nature. Humans don’t always bring happiness nor does connection especially if its cheap ie surface level, fake.
@HandleMSR25SudahDiambilon March 20, 2025 at 8:05 am
Indonesia and Philippines always socialized as a random people. We don’t care about others privacy 😂. The first thing we asked either Age, Education/Work, address, even mariage status
I am Autistic and an Introvert, I’d rather just walk to my destination then have some stranger talk to me and drain what little patience and energy I woke up with
Well… Considering the only people that talk to me while on transit are drunks or druggies ya I would prefer to sit in silence 😂. Especially since some of those drunks and druggies are racist and homophobic and I didn’t ask about their views on the world lol
Talk to people…….. Unless you live in
Chicago
New York City
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Or basically any major city cause you might end up ☠️
I did commute to college it was 1 and half hour ride i used that time to rest cause i had other work to do after i get home
To all u ask why not just rest at home
Heres how it was morning i left at 7:30 clg started at 10 but the bus which could match my time for which i could attend the first lecture without being late was at 8:00
Clg was till 5 in the evening if i was lucky i could get bus at 5:15 most of the time it was 6:00 then 7:30 to 9:00 some classes for few difficult subs
Home till 9:30 eating then bath and then till 12:00 anything studying and any clg assign
Why not hostel they were in bad condition
I dropped out after 1 year did 11th and 12th instaed of that diploma clg and went for degree which was funny enough 3 mins distance from my home
Yes i did waste one year of my life dropping out but i think that was a good decison if not i eould have probably done something to myself becaude of that tight schedule and all that stress
Impact of one bad interaction could outweigh the impact of a hundred pleasant ones. It feels like you’re assuming a conclusion that doesn’t consider this.
I’m terrified to talk to people in public, I’m so worried that if I go up to a girl because I like the way she looks, she’ll instantly think I’m trying to be creepy and pepper spray me yelling rape
Don’t need to talk to anyone else when I’ve got the voices in my head
Silence, please.
Not very many people are worth making a connection with these days
Yeah I’m sure talking to a stranger while on your morning commute is nice especially if the stranger’s interesting but I’m usually deep in thought during those moments of the morning
So if someone walks up to me Adam moment and starts chatting all I’m really thinking is
"alright when are they going to leave so I can get back to my thoughts? "
You know the grinch said he hated all thst “the noise! Noise! Noise! Noise!” I also hate noise I like quiet
As an adult, I think I’d be fine with it, but as a minor, it freaks me the flip out. I don’t know youuuu also I think lots of people think I need to find God because the number of church pamphlets or Jesus lectures I’ve gotten is crazy
HOW DOES THIS DUDE GET SO MANY FACTS like where do you go
I am a total introvert and I immediately answered total silence.
But then, I remember this one time on my commute to school that this random guy started talking to me and he did make my morning better.
Although I’m not sure if I have the social energy to do that every single time I commute from home to school and vice versa.
yeah but ofc if you add ”every day” people will tend to choose silence. I love talking to people, but holding a discussion with a stranger every single morning every day for 1 year? 10 years? absolutely not
“Between 2003 and 2023, there was a 20% decline in in-person socialization” probably had something to do with a worldwide pandemic happening at some point in that timeline
The reason we prefer isolation is that trust is a rare thing to come by, and can be easily broken.
Lies are everywhere and we’d rather not deal with it.
Every day this guy makes me loose my mind thinking about some sort of philosophical question😅
Talking to a person I know will make me happier or sadder depending on how awkward I am.
Talking to a stranger will definitely make my day worse unless I can make him a friend.
But I will always prefer silence because I can then plan out my day and other stuff that you have to think about in those situations.
I cant hold a normal conversation with people I know, so with a stranger? It’s just gonna go like
Stranger: "hey!"
Me: "Hi"
Stranger: "How are you doing"
Me: "Fine"
Stranger: "Are you not gonna ask me something?"
Me: "Whats your favorite color"
Stranger: "Red"
Me: "Cool"
I live I an area where I’m pretty much the only person my age (aside from siblings) and the streets are SO QUIET
Thanks,my social anxiety says no thank you and to grind the games
If I have to be sociable at work for 8 hours a day, I’m not talking to strangers on the bus.
And let people talk to you.
I don’t like people to begin with so I don’t talk with people if at all possible. Yes you can call me miserable.
I’m 14 and started going to community college last year and I feel this. Nobody talks to teach other in any classes, except my environmental science class because we all have lab together later so we learned to communicate
nah, i would be alone
This question is like are you an introvert or are you an extrovert lol.
I think this overlooks the issue of never being sure what kind of person a stranger is. Especially if you’re in certain demographics, talking to strangers can easily lead to uncomfortable or unsafe interactions.
Also, I’d wonder what were people doing while they were quiet in this study? Were they doing a solo activity, or nothing? And does this still hold true if they’re communicating digitally with someone they know?
I’m not saying we don’t have a problem with isolation or that in-person communication doesn’t have benefits. But I don’t think you can just overlook the very reasonable concerns people can have around interacting with strangers.
I have a fully virtual job, I dont really like interacting with people because I talk to people all day at my job. Isolation sounds good to me, and so peaceful and soothing, I’d rather chit chat with my cat and hear meows than humans and their egos. I go into nature. Humans don’t always bring happiness nor does connection especially if its cheap ie surface level, fake.
Idgaf don’t talk to me on the train
Indonesia and Philippines always socialized as a random people. We don’t care about others privacy 😂. The first thing we asked either Age, Education/Work, address, even mariage status
Truly Austronesia heritage
I like conversing with strangers on planes, trains, and automobiles… It’s always a bummer though when the ride is over
Bro vaulted a documentary just for us to touch grass
I just wanna say your videos are very interesting and make me want to do better like this video with socializing. Thanks man!
Talking to a person I know will make me happier or sadder depending on how awkward I am.
Talking to a stranger will definitely make my day worse unless I can make him a friend.
But I will always prefer silence because I can then plan out my day and other stuff that you have to think about in those situations.
Most of people not even know how to talk full sentences and sience guys expect doing a full conversation to the way at work ? 😂
Thats pure evil
I’ll talk to people I know, not just random ol Jim on the subway
I am Autistic and an Introvert, I’d rather just walk to my destination then have some stranger talk to me and drain what little patience and energy I woke up with
Silence
Well… Considering the only people that talk to me while on transit are drunks or druggies ya I would prefer to sit in silence 😂. Especially since some of those drunks and druggies are racist and homophobic and I didn’t ask about their views on the world lol
This depends on where they did it because of different society’s
I just wanna listen to my music and day dream. Also I die in the summer heat so no thx
Talk to people…….. Unless you live in
Chicago
New York City
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Or basically any major city cause you might end up ☠️
I did commute to college it was 1 and half hour ride i used that time to rest cause i had other work to do after i get home
To all u ask why not just rest at home
Heres how it was morning i left at 7:30 clg started at 10 but the bus which could match my time for which i could attend the first lecture without being late was at 8:00
Clg was till 5 in the evening if i was lucky i could get bus at 5:15 most of the time it was 6:00 then 7:30 to 9:00 some classes for few difficult subs
Home till 9:30 eating then bath and then till 12:00 anything studying and any clg assign
Why not hostel they were in bad condition
I dropped out after 1 year did 11th and 12th instaed of that diploma clg and went for degree which was funny enough 3 mins distance from my home
Yes i did waste one year of my life dropping out but i think that was a good decison if not i eould have probably done something to myself becaude of that tight schedule and all that stress
Ask a Londoner 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 We are picking silence every time with glee.
Most people are afraid of rejection and judgement. That’s why talking online is a lot easier because you can hide who you are.
introvertision says scilence
it honestly depends on the topic and who that stranger is. I’d much rather hold a chat with someone my age than with an older person.
Summer is coming
Impact of one bad interaction could outweigh the impact of a hundred pleasant ones. It feels like you’re assuming a conclusion that doesn’t consider this.
I have to talk or listen to other people for 12 hours straight during work. So I prefer an hour of silence before that.
People are so easily offended nowadays, I’d rather stay silent.
I think those scientists took those convos out of context. It’s mostly old ladies and predators. Not charming potential friends
I’m terrified to talk to people in public, I’m so worried that if I go up to a girl because I like the way she looks, she’ll instantly think I’m trying to be creepy and pepper spray me yelling rape
idk who is saying no to this bu i would much rather have someone come up to me and talk than just sit in silence