This is like a really loooong bridge.

My Uber driver was like, "let me know if you want me to play some music for you. I don't want you to have a boring drive." I was like, "oh, I’m so deep in my thoughts I don’t think that’s possible. But please feel free to play some music if you’d like." He says, "oh no, I’m good" (I notice his AirPods). "I just want to make sure you won’t feel your drive is boring." I respond, "thank you, I’ll think about it and let you know. Right now, silence feels great."

Then I wonder, "am I a bad customer for not wanting to make small talk and engage with my driver? I just don’t feel like talking right now, and silence does feel good."