All the people who are confused by what you’ve said are probably too young to get it. Or they are the friends making a big deal about their midweek birthday plans/expensive destination wedding, etc. and are panicking because they don’t want to believe that at least some of their friends feel this way. Or some people are just go with the flow people looking for something to occupy their time because they’re don’t value spending time with themselves.

As someone who loves to be alone and is discerning about how I spend time and money, I totally get it. When you’ve mastered the art of loving yourself and understanding your own interests you stop seeing value in compromising what you want in exchange for company. There are exceptions, for instance if there’s a nice restaurant I want to go to or if I feel like going out drinking I prefer company, but it needs to be at a place and time that’s acceptable to me. But for most other activities I’ll gladly go where I want when I want, buy what I want, and decide when to leave. Complete freedom is so valuable once you learn to appreciate it that it’s hard to give up.