That is a good point, when I say I don’t have any social media more than half the time people respect it, almost like I’m saying I’m X years sober from alcohol.

But I still feel like I’m tempted to make an account to avoid this additional social friction. Maybe I won’t use it for anything except getting people’s contact info in these situations. I’m not sure I’m a bit torn.

One of my family members who lives in deep snow country told me that in the winters some homeless people commit minor petty crimes like breaking a window or something in order to get sent to jail and get some food and shelter from the harsh weather conditions.