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In exploring Schopenhauer's perspective, we uncover that his reverence for solitude is a response to what he perceives as the shallow nature of everyday social interactions. According to Schopenhauer, intelligent individuals possess an acute awareness that transcends the performative acts ingrained within societal rituals. For them, small talk becomes a distraction from the authenticity that is rarely found in superficial exchanges, prompting the question: Why waste precious time on trivialities?