A lot of people are lashing out at TS/OP in absurd, irrelevant ways. This is because what he is saying bothers them in the back of their minds, makes them feel uncomfortable.
1. "Maybe YOU are duh REAL a-hole, AHOLE!!" That's not his point, you totally missed it (on purpose). Maybe he comes off as antisocial/unfriendly or doesn't, that's not what he's complaining about, and it's irrelevant. He's complaining not about people's individual type or level of social skills or even pleasantness, just their obvious intentions, as demonstrated objectively by their actions, what they go out of their way to do.
There are actions that don't benefit themselves even from a rational selfish psychopathic viewpoint but they do it anyway. You can tell when someone is A. conscientiously holding back (like TS), B. not holding back but just going with the flow (understandable), or C. burning precious energy to be a utter dick for no gain.
Wayyy too many people are in the C category these days because society is raising (encouraging/no longer discouraging) a bunch of hyper-narcissistic, wobbling cunts. It's the default mode, as we can clearly see illustrated by the majority of everyday interactions. This was not the case 20 years ago, I can tell you that. It was legal to get your ass kicked back then, and people minded that
2. "TS didn't have a bad day, some guy in WWI had a bad day!" Also as far from the point as you could comfortably distract yourselves. He was not complaining about his having a bad day. That is not even a side subject. People hear a sentence and don't even have the courtesy to put what is said in context (even for an informal, easy going, non-controversial topic), and then backlash against the first unrelated thought that comes to mind and the person who didn't actually state it. You're only helping confirm the theory, sorry to say. Pointless attacks against someone just trying to shoot the breeze and give random musings.
You are correct, TS, and I cordially welcome you to hell