That does not even make sense. How could it possibly be rude to not attend an event of strangers? I probably didn't catch that as I skimmed the article. I'm not

That does not even make sense. How could it possibly be rude to not attend an event of strangers? I probably didn't catch that as I skimmed the article. I'm not that tempted to read it as there's no amount of smoke and mirrors that could convince me. That sounds to me like guilt tripping on a pretty mass scale. That's the author's issue. No need to feel guilty. And no going to events that suck your soul from your body and stomp on it will not help us resolve the our social crises, help achieve world peace, or even nurture your relationships. Just in case the author tried any of those out as proxies for you should go. Come on. Don't be an anti-social twit. You're letting all these strangers down and, well, you're letting America down.