>>41016122
I'm in a similar boat, wherein I basically spent the last 5 years just jerking off, working, working out, playing counterstrike and music. I basically abandoned my social life and grew apart from my friends cause they're kinda normie-ish and smoke pot all the time. because of SR (2 years this month) I've been pushing myself back out into the world, and I've realized how boring and useless my life is. it's a deep, visceral painful realization. now when I reconnect with old friends from different circles, go to events, etc I'm seeing how socially active and connected and warm most people are. would I trade the knowledge and "awareness" gained from SR for an active and warm social life? probably not. but I really feel like I missed out on a lot of life while I went hard monk mode.
but now we're awake. and restarting to live when you're older is not easy, but it beats abandoning social plans and days in the sun to go to the goon cave and stroke the goon stick. never again.