Appearently most research says that many, even most people claim to want to not interact with anyone but when they actually test them they're happier when interacting.
This apparenrtly comes up in research on all the ways we've gotten rid of interaction. ATMs replaced bank tellers at the start and now you can order a coffee on your phone and walk in and pick it up all without talking to anyone. Most people love that but the research suggests they'd be happier if they interacted with the barrista and the teller. Yes I'm sure you can recall jerk tellers or barristas but on average they aren't jerks.
In other words their feeling that being able to interact with as few people as possible which they think will make them happier is actually having the opposite effect. This research includes introverts like myself. I love feeling self sufficient. I can go to a new city and basically talk to no one. I use Google Maps to find my way around. Buy train tickets online or tram tickets from kiosks, etc.. but apparently I'd be happier if I ask people how to get some place and sure I'm happy I can get tickets easier than waiting but that convience apparently needs to be replaced by interacting with more people not less.
This apparenrtly comes up in research on all the ways we've gotten rid of interaction. ATMs replaced bank tellers at the start and now you can order a coffee on your phone and walk in and pick it up all without talking to anyone. Most people love that but the research suggests they'd be happier if they interacted with the barrista and the teller. Yes I'm sure you can recall jerk tellers or barristas but on average they aren't jerks.
In other words their feeling that being able to interact with as few people as possible which they think will make them happier is actually having the opposite effect. This research includes introverts like myself. I love feeling self sufficient. I can go to a new city and basically talk to no one. I use Google Maps to find my way around. Buy train tickets online or tram tickets from kiosks, etc.. but apparently I'd be happier if I ask people how to get some place and sure I'm happy I can get tickets easier than waiting but that convience apparently needs to be replaced by interacting with more people not less.