No eye contact, no problem.
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I’m Augusta. Generally I'm a friendly person, but living in New York for seven years has made me completely averse to eye contact — and basically all human contact — with strangers.
Once you've accidentally looked into the eyes of a homeless man pooping in a box, you never want to take a chance on that again.
Taylor Miller, Andrew Richard / BuzzFeed
It's not about being rude. It's about feeling completely awkward and uncomfortable with the idea of connecting with strangers past a cursory smile.
Above, an actual photo of me at a party IRL. Sort of.
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On my normal subway commute, I do the headphones-reading combination to send the right message. But I wanted to see if something more dramatic would be better.
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