It's certainly not a crime, however, people (myself admittedly) who are alone generally tend to be somewhat reclusive in nature and in turn become strangers in their own neighborhoods (sound familiar to anybody?) If you don't communicate with others in your environment, people begin to wonder about you as an individual, they can only speculate about the reasons for our/your aloofness. It's self defeating b/c in our own introverted worlds, we likely go about our lives keeping a low profile, avoiding social contact whenever convenient, and what we end up doing is quite the opposite of being unrecognized, we draw all the more attention to ourselves. It's natural for the observer of a loner to call question upon the evasive behavior of another, this is where the 'crime' comes into the picture as you can be sure your neighbors etc. will be doing research on your histrory/background.
I have some personal experience in becoming a loner over the years and I'm working hard to get back to becoming half the social individual I once was. It's difficult I must say, but I realize that in the long run, it's just plain unhealthy in every way imaginable to live like a hermit.
Oh, sure, it's convenient today to not have to deal with others, but days turn into months... months turn into years and years turn into decades! Time just goes by so fast after approx age... say age 30, before you know it you'll be 40 in time for a midlife crisis.
If you're young in your 20's or 30's and live outside the realm of the general populace, by all means necessary, don't cheat yourself, for these are the best days of your life, face it, most of us don't get healthier or better looking with age. Take small steps today to reconnect with the world around you, do it while your body is at it's healthiest, you should be more secure in life now than ever.
:2 cents:
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