At the expense of the irony of this comment's existence, I also, privately, like to keep things private. I have the same feeling towards museums. My dad would

At the expense of the irony of this comment's existence, I also, privately, like to keep things private. I have the same feeling towards museums. My dad would drag us through museums as the default family trip when I was young. Him being the type to read each and every description, I made a private vow to avoid subjecting others to that kind of boredom. Now I almost always go to museums alone so that I don't feel anxious about my pace relative to someone else. Almost like reading a book, I am free to study or skim as I like and focus on the things in front of me. Instead of the object of joint attention mediating communication between you and whoever else you're with, experiencing these things alone fosters communication between you and the object itself.