When humanity starts to begin long-distance manned space travel to set up colonies on other planets, the perfect candidates will be introverted NEETs, as they're already used to living in isolation, talking to no one, and going long periods without exercise.

submitted by Mcheetah from self.ShowerThoughts

The only problem is, they'd need to actually find female astronauts for the colonial expedition, as well...

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[–]AXXA 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Introverts are not a good candidate for long journeys where you are trapped in a small confined space with many other people. You will be required to exercise every day or else your body will literally rot away in the zero gravity environment. Once you arrive at the planet, you will be required to labor manually non-stop. Every resource will be hard fought for, including the very air you breathe.

[–]TitsAndWhiskey 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Personal hygiene in cramped quarters is pretty important, too.

I wonder if what finally makes them open up the airlocks will be the depression or the stench?

[–]IkeConn 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Look, get ugly incel female and ugly incel male astronauts and shoot them into space for a few years and see what happens. This one time at space camp...

[–]iamonlyoneman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Fun fact: this will never happen because every other star is too far away to reach, ever.