I feel like I kind of pass for normie in terms of trying to be on good terms with family and Co workers and trying to be social and funny with people (my jobs literally depend on being a people person). My co workers think I'm funny because I randomly do movie references or make wise ass comments, and both the men and a few women try and talk to me. Half the time, I'm not really paying too much attention and the other half is stuff I don't really want to hear about, but it is nice to have people try and be social with me for a change. I lost my last two jobs and almost everything I had because of the Covid lockdowns, but finally getting back to where I was in terms of money and independence and socializing (I feel the covid lockdown kind of messed with my slight to moderate dislike for people).
All in all, I try and focus on what I have and occupy my mind with things that are good for me. I don't look at it as coping, but as things that are good for my physical and emotional health. Yeah, I can't convince a woman to let me treat her to a nice movie and dinner date, let alone allow me to stick my dick in her, but I can push myself to the limit, run circles around people almost half my age, and make more money than them as a result, I can walk up to 5 miles and do at least 200 military burpees. I can afford to be flush and buy nice things because I don't date gold diggers or owe child support. After about a year or so of having to go back and forth between hotels and random relatives, I got my own apartment. I can somehow convince people around me that I'm not a bad person, just socially awkward and a bit rougher around the edges from a traumatic past, and could just use a regular person to person connection.
I sincerely hope that the rest of you guys can somehow acquire this level of normalcy. For all the shit we give to normies, the fact of the matter is they're hit and miss when it comes to being decent and caring people. Some are total asswipes, some are good people that don't judge, some think they're better than you, some can see you need a friendly presence in your life, some are just too wrapped up in their own world that they don't notice you at all. Think of it as that scene from "The Thing" where the main character says he knows he's human and knew that some of his cohorts were as well. If they were all the monster disguised as humans, they'd all just attack him at once. Same can be said about normies. If they all hated us, they'd all get together and proceed to do us dirty, but it hasn't happened because for the time being, there are still alot of relatively good ones out there. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT !
I used to be painfully introverted and thought at my age I'd be set in my ways in terms of not wanting to be social, but something about not being able to see anyone at all during the lockdowns practically unraveled all that, and just made me actually want to go out and talk to people and have a social life. I know results vary, but I personally feel that if a middle aged, stubborn, introverted, fuck ugly little troll like me can do it, you can at least give it a shot, but that's just my two cents.