One day I realized that the more smartphone usage and social media become mainstream and the main way people communicate nowadays, the more socially awkward and

One day I realized that the more smartphone usage and social media become mainstream and the main way people communicate nowadays, the more socially awkward and ADD the average person becomes. As a very awkward and ADD-ish person my whole life, I realized this gave me a huge advantage: people become more awkward while I stay about the same, and they don't even realize it's happening while I do. I quit social media a long time ago because of its effect on my ADD and as a result I've put a lot of effort into meatspace (real life) social interactions and have gotten better at them, while most people get worse because they are glued to their phones all the time and most of their "socializing" is only that. It drives me nuts when I'm hanging with friends and they can't go a few minutes without being on their phone, while I am making an effort to be present and not touch my phone at all. Many neurotypical, non-awkward people I've met have their self-image constructed around a bunch of fragile assumptions, whereas awkward people are more resilient because of the challenges they've gone through.