A person with high standards for genuine social connection may experience a 'lingering horror' of parties, but this does not indicate misanthropy or social anxiety; rather it reflects an ambitious conception of what true social contact should entail.
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“If we have a lingering horror of parties, we should be generous towards our hunches. It doesn't mean that we don't like other people, rather that we have too ambitious a conception of social contact to put up with what is on offer at most parties.”
Created: 8/11/2026, 1:08:20 AM
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