<![CDATA[Sometimes I wonder if working from home for so long has turned me into a goblin who cannot be trusted to interact with other people without making it weird.]]>Sometimes I wonder if working from home for so long has turned me into a goblin who cannot be trusted to interact with other people without making it weird. Then I remember that I have always been a goblin who cannot be trusted to interact with other people without making it weird.

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SF story here is "View From a Height" by Joan D. Vinge.

(Analog Science Fiction - June 1978)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dice.camp/users/cptbutton/statuses/116332382020331764https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dice.camp/users/cptbutton/statuses/116332382020331764Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:54:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes I wonder if working from home for so long has turned me into a goblin who cannot be trusted to interact with other people without making it weird. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:52:57 GMT]]>@evacide

"I'm in this photo and I don't like it."

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I feel seen.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://foojay.social/users/infosec812/statuses/116332337943616500https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://foojay.social/users/infosec812/statuses/116332337943616500Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:43:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes I wonder if working from home for so long has turned me into a goblin who cannot be trusted to interact with other people without making it weird. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:35:46 GMT]]>@evacide thank you for this! I feel so much better now!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://twoot.site/users/CatsWhoCode/statuses/116332307838564422https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://twoot.site/users/CatsWhoCode/statuses/116332307838564422Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:35:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes I wonder if working from home for so long has turned me into a goblin who cannot be trusted to interact with other people without making it weird. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:34:42 GMT]]>@evacide big mood, lol.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://skastodon.com/users/wexx/statuses/116332303672740021https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://skastodon.com/users/wexx/statuses/116332303672740021Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:34:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes I wonder if working from home for so long has turned me into a goblin who cannot be trusted to interact with other people without making it weird. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:21:15 GMT]]>@evacide
I find myself leaning into the weird, with occasional side-eye from Third Thoughts.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/sollat/statuses/116332250764637397https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/sollat/statuses/116332250764637397Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:21:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes I wonder if working from home for so long has turned me into a goblin who cannot be trusted to interact with other people without making it weird. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:54:45 GMT]]>@evacide Let's hag out together!.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://circumstances.run/users/agturcz/statuses/116332146583898271https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://circumstances.run/users/agturcz/statuses/116332146583898271Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:54:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes I wonder if working from home for so long has turned me into a goblin who cannot be trusted to interact with other people without making it weird. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:53:53 GMT]]>@evacide There's another way to interact with people?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oc.todon.fr/users/anarchic_teapot/statuses/116332143153546729https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oc.todon.fr/users/anarchic_teapot/statuses/116332143153546729Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:53:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes I wonder if working from home for so long has turned me into a goblin who cannot be trusted to interact with other people without making it weird. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:43:32 GMT]]>@evacide most of the people I've worked with have been weird goblins and I'm fine with that. I think they were too.

I really miss it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://spore.social/users/springdiesel/statuses/116332102418920028https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://spore.social/users/springdiesel/statuses/116332102418920028Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:43:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes I wonder if working from home for so long has turned me into a goblin who cannot be trusted to interact with other people without making it weird. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:31:41 GMT]]>@evacide
Iam a goblin! And being called weird is actually a compliment.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/J_Peregrine/statuses/116332055874071978https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/J_Peregrine/statuses/116332055874071978Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:31:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes I wonder if working from home for so long has turned me into a goblin who cannot be trusted to interact with other people without making it weird. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:06:09 GMT]]>@mark @evacide

Heresy, I say.

When I was a kid I dreamed of being on a mission to Mars, alone.

The South Pole seems kinda fun too.

*Working remotely since 2002, not a fan of places with people.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/philsplace/statuses/116331955485894060https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/philsplace/statuses/116331955485894060Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:06:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes I wonder if working from home for so long has turned me into a goblin who cannot be trusted to interact with other people without making it weird. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:01:44 GMT]]>@evacide working from home has only made you more powerful

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/ferrix/statuses/116331938068810416https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/ferrix/statuses/116331938068810416Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:01:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes I wonder if working from home for so long has turned me into a goblin who cannot be trusted to interact with other people without making it weird. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:55:51 GMT]]>@evacide sounds great to me

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/leoschuldiner23/statuses/116331914982895376https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/leoschuldiner23/statuses/116331914982895376Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:55:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes I wonder if working from home for so long has turned me into a goblin who cannot be trusted to interact with other people without making it weird. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:28:54 GMT]]>@evacide Validating, thanks. (Though I do feel like I was getting better at it there for awhile.)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://defcon.social/users/corbden/statuses/116331808981971652https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://defcon.social/users/corbden/statuses/116331808981971652Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:28:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes I wonder if working from home for so long has turned me into a goblin who cannot be trusted to interact with other people without making it weird. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:24:18 GMT]]>@lisamelton @evacide Likewise. Ten months of the year I work from home, then have to change hats and do stuff for music festivals … and there are humans everywhere. It's always a tough changeover for me.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/WTL/statuses/116331790904034803https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/WTL/statuses/116331790904034803Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:24:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes I wonder if working from home for so long has turned me into a goblin who cannot be trusted to interact with other people without making it weird. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:19:59 GMT]]>@mahryekuh @evacide Not until a reply-goblin enters the thread.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/roadskater/statuses/116331773897206732https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/roadskater/statuses/116331773897206732Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:19:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes I wonder if working from home for so long has turned me into a goblin who cannot be trusted to interact with other people without making it weird. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:05:07 GMT]]>@evacide Goblin, hob. brownie, and nisse. Depends on my mood.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/log/statuses/116331715464386413https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/log/statuses/116331715464386413Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:05:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes I wonder if working from home for so long has turned me into a goblin who cannot be trusted to interact with other people without making it weird. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:04:53 GMT]]>@gulfie @mark @evacide

I learnt that as well. Understand now why people go work out of cafes. It does help.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/daviddoes/statuses/116331714534664208https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/daviddoes/statuses/116331714534664208Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:04:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes I wonder if working from home for so long has turned me into a goblin who cannot be trusted to interact with other people without making it weird. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:03:00 GMT]]>@evacide
I have always been a goblin, unfortunately

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/screwturn/statuses/116331707159276732https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/screwturn/statuses/116331707159276732Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:03:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes I wonder if working from home for so long has turned me into a goblin who cannot be trusted to interact with other people without making it weird. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:01:14 GMT]]>@lisamelton @evacide is me

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.coffee/users/gwync/statuses/116331700171660460https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.coffee/users/gwync/statuses/116331700171660460Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:01:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes I wonder if working from home for so long has turned me into a goblin who cannot be trusted to interact with other people without making it weird. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:55:18 GMT]]>@evacide @lisamelton

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/MedeaVanamonde/statuses/116331676856154871https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/MedeaVanamonde/statuses/116331676856154871Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:55:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes I wonder if working from home for so long has turned me into a goblin who cannot be trusted to interact with other people without making it weird. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:52:39 GMT]]>@evacide@hachyderm.io
← Have never wfh yet can't interact with people without making it weird]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nya.one/notes/akk5bsv42bqw0t3nhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nya.one/notes/akk5bsv42bqw0t3nWed, 01 Apr 2026 21:52:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes I wonder if working from home for so long has turned me into a goblin who cannot be trusted to interact with other people without making it weird. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:46:55 GMT]]>@evacide Raises hand. Same.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lisamelton/statuses/116331643879296813https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lisamelton/statuses/116331643879296813Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:46:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes I wonder if working from home for so long has turned me into a goblin who cannot be trusted to interact with other people without making it weird. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:38:46 GMT]]>@evacide Hooray for all the normal weird people on this spinning piece of rock.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/cleantext/statuses/116331611819254696https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/cleantext/statuses/116331611819254696Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:38:46 GMT