There are different parts of us.
My working persona, it is of course important that people think I am professional and capable, it helps if they like me but not essential.
personally/privately I am quite extreme on the antisocial scale. I have maybe 3 or 4 friends , 2 of which live hundreds of miles away.
I have zero inclination towards having people like me, I certainly don't censors myself for the sake of others, nor do I seek out the opinions of people I don't care about.

I have managed to negotiate my life thus far in this manner without it being detrimental to my well being. I might even suggest the fewer people clogging up my private life the easier it has been to get by.

There are other relationships we go thru, where being polite and courteous gets us further, does it mean I care what they think...not really, I simply want to make interactions a brief and painless as possible.

I guess it all comes down to perspective.
What you feel you need, or might miss without the interactions of others.?

Just an alternative perspective.😉