the one thing i get called a lot in real life is. "asshole" , "jerk" I enjoy it quite frankly I am being myself , I'm a professsional money manager, I calculate people I want to make friends with based on my reward from them. This sort of personality works wonders, thats why I never change it.
I think what ElectricSavant writes has a grain of truth to it. While I do not shy from human encounters, it is getting tiresome when the discussion is about the same shit, and everybody is trying to be in agreement with everyone else. How much can one talk about trivial stuff? All this fakness and lack of thinking is becoming more and more commonplace. It sometimes comes to the point of should I go and attend this event or should I stay home and read a good book? Maybe I should get a dog? LOL
As long as you are pulling your own load, it is none of their business. They are retired so they have nothing to do but spend their free time sitcking their nose in your business. I would make jokes and always be smiling, you know baffle them with bullshit.
Find an arcade, trade there and enjoy. Or, teach people how to trade, especially friends. One of the reasons I picked up trading was, not only could I help myself, once I do that, I could help people I love.
This is one of my favourite posts... there is a lot of humour and truth in what you say...If others are feeling sympathy for you, I think they have misunderstood. You just worked out what works for you, and stopped trying to fit other people's ideals. Your are being yourself, and that is great.