Are you an outcast or a loner?

Question

By "outcast", I mean someone rejected BY society...and by "loner" I mean someone who purposely isolates himself from society. Of course I am kind of stereotyping and the two categories often overlap, but I mean in general.

Answer 1

Both. I'm a loner, and that MADE me an outcast. Apparently, preferring reading or drawing to going out and getting drunk or making fun of people makes one a freak. *sigh* That only makes me want to stay by myself MORE, thus, people bother me more. A vicious cycle, it is. I don't understand what's so complicated about seeing a person sitting in a corner, BUSY, NOT miserable, and leaving them alone.