I talked to a stranger for the first time today...
Granted, it wasn't by choice since I thought there was no getting around it, but still. I have no photo ID, so I thought I had to buy a bus ticket in-person instead of online. Turns out you still need a photo ID to board, so not only was it a waste of money getting a ride out there, but the ticket was also more expensive for no reason, and I talked to someone and spilled my spaghetti everywhere when I could've just stayed at home.
First the guy had to ask how old I was because I sound like a little girl, then I had to repeat myself at least a dozen times because I speak too softly. Finally, when he asked to see a photo ID and I didn't have it, I started to shake and speak even more softly. At this point I realized "Fuck, there's no reason I couldn't buy this online," but I felt pressured to buy it then and there anyway because of the sunk cost fallacy and how awkward it would've been to just say "n-nevermind" and run off. So I ended up buying a $190 ticket that I could've got for $100 less online, all just to save face. (Mind you, I only get $480 a month from SSI, so that's almost half of what I make.)
So I royally fucked myself, but I guess I should be trying to look at it in a positive light? At least I got myself to speak in front of someone I'd never met before, and while I humiliated myself and wasted $100 in doing so, it's still technically progress... right? I just can't see it that way.