Why I don't approach on a more personal level

[Faith No More]

That's too bleak of an outlook for me. Despite the fact that much of social interaction is, in fact, disingenuous, that does not mean that all interaction is that way. It took me a long time to realize this, but just because people can be dumb and annoying, that doesn't mean that there isn't a lot of good underlying humanity. I mean, people can be vicious and cruel to each other, but people can also be very kind and generous. Plus, I realized that I probably come across as dumb and annoying to some people, too, so I had to somewhat humble myself with a bit of perspective. For all you know, there may be some unknown circumstance that is causing a person to behave in a manner that you would otherwise forgive them for had you known about that circumstance.

Don't get me wrong. I think many, many people are stupid and annoying, and I think many of those people are wastes of resources. I realized, however, that if I allowed that to turn me into a miserable prick towards every person I interact with, that was actually a personal problem. And it's not psychologically healthy for me to be a full-on misanthrope, anyways.

[dyresand]

Id hug ya i would hug ya

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I'd hug you @OP 

[JuliaL]

I am quite anti social.  Even online.  Sadly.

Socializing only became foreign to me later in life, when I realized that I honestly do not care about humanity, even to the degree that atheism will annoy me.

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I can admire and respect fellow atheists.  The theists, after all, are the ones in dire need of reality checks.

Socialization is not fun.  In fact, it is painful.  Why anyone would want to fake social constructs in order for order to continue is beyond me.  It just seems to me that one should actually mean what he states rather than for the continuation of a social construct that is mere indifference rather than true concern.  

I cannot and will not go around town spouting, "Hi, how are you" as though I actually give a fuck.  Therefore, receiving the same greeting from others only reinforces the truth that I am being played and emotionally manipulated.  

Rather than become susceptible to such ingenuity, I will fight against the social construct that is mere fiction and resembles nothing of reality.

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You are not alone.
Even if you'd rather be.
I think there are a lot of misanthropic folk with hermit tendencies. 
You just don't hear from the most sincere of us.  We'd rather not be found.
The problem in the modern world is that there aren't many secluded forests left where you can live independently.
We're only given the option of being alone in the crowd by not interacting.

I really don't understand people who feel the need to post detail of their every meal on facebook.
It probably gives some advantage when living in groups.