My thought is that it is a very lonely existence. I generally eschew most of society's social signalling. I drive only modest cars, I live alone in a sparsely

My thought is that it is a very lonely existence. I generally eschew most of society's social signalling. I drive only modest cars, I live alone in a sparsely furnished house (and love it!), try to eat right, keep a regular sleep schedule, try to act as rationally as possible, etc. I realize that after my bouts of "hyper sanity," that I have to then intentionally relax some of my standards and try to selectively buy in to some of society's "insanity" in order to be happy. Because studies show that the happiest and longest lived people have strong social networks. So while I love the idea, it's not the most fun, and it becomes counterproductive at a point.