For most self-described introverts, a night on the town is something that’s generally avoided. But local introvert Alex Lorenz has been breaking out of his anti-social bubble over the last two months by walking five minutes to the local dive bar to look at his phone!
Amazing!
Other introverts looking to get mildly buzzed would normally enjoy a glass of wine at home but not Alex! He’s becoming quite the social butterfly at the bar doing everything from reading Stephen King books on his phone to learning Japanese in Duolingo on his phone. He’s got a 100 day streak and the woman trying to make eye contact with him across the room isn’t about to break it!
Alex has become a ray of sunshine to the bar’s staff. The first time he came in, bartender Mckayala Patterson thought he was just “another guy looking to hit on her in the most uncharismatic way imaginable”. But after sitting in silence for two hours posting memes on Discord, he quickly became her favorite customer!
It didn’t take long for Alex to ingrain himself amongst the bar’s regulars either. He’s become a fixture at Trivia Night, being the only person in the room not playing trivia and looking at TikTok. Every offer he received to join a group playing pool has been declined to spend time making a grocery shopping list for the week. And on karaoke nights he’s the first one to not sing anything in favor of adding movies to his Letterboxd watchlist.
He’s making a positive impact for the other customers too! After tersely shutting down a man wearing a cowboy hat offering discount cards to his CBD dispensary, the man dejectedly left the bar immediately improving the atmosphere for everyone. What a guy!
You have to hand it to Alex, not many other introverts are willing to step outside themselves to go to a bar on a Saturday night, drink one beer, and stand in the corner schedule sending work emails for Monday. When asked if he intends to share his newfound confidence anywhere else, Alex revealed plans next weekend to sit on a park bench and text “hey” to all his unanswered Tinder messages from a month ago. An inspiration to introverts everywhere!