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It really took me the longest time to realise that a huge percentage of people that need to go outside as much as possible do so because they feel unhappy at home ('home' as literal dwelling I mean, they don't know what to do there, aren't happy with or can't be by themselves, don't enjoy their immediate home environment & stuff they have in it, etc).
Home is the best, if you can't stay home and be happy you need to change your home
I enjoy my house, and my things, and use them often. I enjoy my home life. I still feel the need to go out and experience the world beyond my tiny bubble. I get great joy simply out of breaking up my routine, meeting new people, seeing new places, going to local gathering spots. When I am done with all that I also have the benefit of socializing without having a pile of dishes to do either.
Your assessment is right for some people, and you probably have contact with a group that leads to a bias in believing this is what people, generally, who need to do things beyond their house, are like. It is not true for most though. Most people like their homes, and home lives, a lot. They also feel the need to go out and do something other than home life, regularly, in order to be happy, in the long term. Doesn't matter how awesome my house is, doesn't matter how many skills I am working on, or how many hobbies I have, if I don't do something out of the ordinary, on a fairly regular basis, life begins to feel dull, and no amount of improving my home will alleviate that.
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I play music, games, code , read. Just with music alone I'm already home stuck because of my work schedule. Seriously there is so much in piano technique that with a full time job ur pretty much going straight home and practicing.
Given you care about your hobbies.
yeah, and the modern world revolves around them.
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Cause when you stay at home, you become comfortable with it and also keep making things better and better. You have full control over your experience so you end up optimizing it.
When you go out to say a coffee shop, that’s optimized for the owner to make the most money.
Almost made it a whole week but my stupid wife needs a ride to the craft store
Craft store is fun! Get some stuff to decorate your "command center."
Excuse me but it's my lab in my dungeon thank you very much
I always think of my area as a command center because of:
The Warlock: Why did you bring a cop to my command center?
John McClane : Command center? It's a basement!
I'll have you know that my lab is in the basement of my own house
The dream...
Please tell us more about this stupid wife.
I drove her to the stupid craft store, but first we stopped and had some stupid Vietnamese for lunch, and then afterwards picked up some stupid eggs at the stupid grocery store so I could make some stupid brownies later.
I'm trying to sum up the vibe here but I'm having a hard time thinking of the right word.
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Why go out when you just have to come back home anyway. Save the trip.
i would never leave if i didn't have to eat and make money to eat
All Day?
Those are rookie numbers
IKR. I'm at home at least 30 hours per day.
What do you do in the other 6 hours??
That toilet has a warm bidet and the other ones don't or are COLD
Got no choice. My dad has developed dementia, and I refuse to put him in a home until he is completely mindless.
I'm scared only because my health benefits ran out two months ago. But don't worry pops, I got you.
Well, you see, I fill my house with things I like, and people I love, so being there is enjoyable.
I suppose if your house is full of things you hate and people you dislike, then you would want to leave.
For me it's called depression and anxiety.
I get that from having to leave my house and go to work.
Also there are people out there. Fuck that.
I'm a home body in most cases but if I stay too long I still get stir crazy. Can only exist in cave troll mode for so long.
I find that leaving the house is good for my health, mental and physical. I don't need to see other people, just going for a walk is enough. Just staying at home is, at least for me, quite unhealthy.
Imagine having no other thoughts in your head that posting such a stupid question to Twitter monopolizes your executive functioning.
Uhhhh because that’s where I live
Yup. Same same. That's where my stuff is, I don't need anything or anyone else.
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