There used to be a premium on being socially good when you were around other people and not in your home. And there was a corresponding social cost on those people who stayed in and were not as socially proficient in groups. Partly the cost was in the size and quality of your network, partly relationship quality (matching problems bedevil the awkward introvert), and partly in status: these are the people more likely to be labelled 'basic' by the rest of their group.
The changing pandemic value of social skills
The changing pandemic value of social skills
The changing pandemic value of social skills
There used to be a premium on being socially good when you were around other people and not in your home. And there was a corresponding social cost on those people who stayed in and were not as socially proficient in groups. Partly the cost was in the size and quality of your network, partly relationship quality (matching problems bedevil the awkward introvert), and partly in status: these are the people more likely to be labelled 'basic' by the rest of their group.