"Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god."
—Sir Francis Bacon
People are mean. People are scary. People make us uncomfortable. So join us and let's be alone together.
You don't have to hate people or be neurotic to belong here; you just have to value your "alone time."
For the pool, post pictures which depict or suggest aloneness, social anxiety, social phobias, solitude, or other images appropriate to people like us who are uncomfortable with groups, have social-phobias, and/or given a choice between going to a party or staying home would happily choose to stay home!
Now, let's ward off a common argument. Every now and then somebody comes in here trying to tell us that this group should be called "asocial" because "anti-social" means people who do destructive things against society and other people. This is incorrect. Let's clear up the confusion right away:
See here, and remember that dictionaries list multiple definitions in descending order, with the primary usage first.
an·ti·so·cial adj. 1. Shunning the society of others; not sociable.
2. Hostile to or disruptive of the established social order; marked by or engaging in behavior that violates accepted mores: gangs engaging in vandalism and other antisocial behavior.
3. Antagonistic toward or disrespectful of others; rude.
This group exists for the first--and primary--definition of the term "antisocial," but not for the second or third meanings.
And, similiar, the term asocial also has alternate meanings, which include:
3. Unable or unwilling to conform to normal standards of social behavior; antisocial: “crime, riots, drug use and other asocial behavior” (Derek Shearer).
4. Inconsiderate of others; self-centered
So, in short, if you suit the primary definition of either "antisocial" or "asocial," you're welcomed here. If you more closely resemble the alternate usages of those terms, you don't really belong here.
