Unfortunately, what has come to be known as "social interaction" is the custom of getting a bunch of people in a room, stuffing them full of bad food and alcohol, and letting them talk about themselves for several hours.
On the other hand, if it really is completely uninteresting to you, just get drunk, and suddenly that worthless slob ranting about his new lawnmower will be divulging the secrets of the universe. I suspect this is the real reason why people drink... it takes actual effort to have fun if you are sober.
Yes, I am shilling my own business, no that doesn't mean you need to mod me down (I seem to always get modded down when I talk about the benefits of kratom. But it is a medicinal herb with enormously untapped potential as a legal pharmaceutical. Another thing to work for, eventually.)
I like to hear the discussion on that one! (Still thinking it through myself)
My viewpoint is that all anti-kratom arguments boil down to pro-pharmaceutical company unlogic. In my opinion, to be against what I am doing without hypocrisy, you have to be against the drug-pushing of the US pharmaceutical industry as well.
"If I'm going to be doing chemically enhanced social interaction, my substance of choice is kratom."
And then cite benefits and studies. YCers might put their website on the front page, but I don't see it happening much in the comments.