Being Social

Any one who knows me will know that I am a hermit by nature and have become more and more isolated over time. I am quite happy to stay here working for weeks on end without seeing another human being apart from the Tesco delivery man. Working from home affords me that luxury (or curse, depending on your outlook). Of course, the people that care about me try and drag me out from time to time, but for the most part, they understand my nature and know that when I am ready to be social, I am more than capable of being the life and soul of any real life social gathering. I was thinking about being social in real life and being social online as I was falling asleep a few days ago. I was thinking about all of the social connections that I have online. I am connected to rather a lot of people through various social media channels. I am constantly “plugged in” either on my lap top or on my phone on the rare occasions that I actually venture outside. Apart from when I am asleep, there is rarely a time when I am not “connected” so to speak. I know many people like this. Social media addicts, not necessarily hermits or course. Being a hermit is not really a “normal” existence is it. Many people are addicted to being plugged in, but not necessarily interested in connecting with people in real life. Or is it just that we don’t have time? Or is the perceived lack of time for really connecting with people just an excuse? An excuse for me to stay locked away in my bubble. Anyway, my late night musings prompted the following drawing which I will post on ebay for sale in the next few days… Voila..