I can second your observation. With me though I do like to go out in public/to different locations (e.g. library or park) even if I don't actually interact with

I can second your observation. With me though I do like to go out in public/to different locations (e.g. library or park) even if I don't actually interact with people there (whereas being alone in a room for months on end would be quite unpleasant, then again even if there was another person there it would probably still be unpleasant).