IMO the majority of people who will read News.YC are a Introverts to their friends and family. But when we are here at News.YC, we all become extroverts. I think we are the most bipolar people ever to live. We maitain two lives. One where people think we are reserved, not polite, not social, not interactive, arrongant, and another life here where we are open, we socialize with each otheer, heck some of us even created places online for extroverts to fully enjoy their nature. So who are we?
Are you an Introvert or an Extrovert?
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#2In real life and on a Myers-Brigg type test I usually fall dead center on the introvert/extrovert line, though usually one or two questions to the extrovert side. It's usually a willful distinction between whether I am behaving as an introvert or extrovert -- if an introvert, it's because I find that social interaction completely uninteresting.
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#3I've become much more outgoing as I've aged, actually, and I like social occasions, as long as the people aren't boring or annoying.
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#4In real life and on a Myers-Brigg type test I usually fall dead center on the introvert/extrovert line, though usually one or two questions to the extrovert side. It's usually a willful distinction between whether I am behaving as an introvert or extrovert -- if an introvert, it's because I find that social interaction completely uninteresting.
Social interaction can be interesting if it's actually interaction with interesting people.
Unfortunately, what has come to be known as "social interaction" is the custom of getting a bunch of people in a room, stuffing them full of bad food and alcohol, and letting them talk about themselves for several hours.
On the other hand, if it really is completely uninteresting to you, just get drunk, and suddenly that worthless slob ranting about his new lawnmower will be divulging the secrets of the universe. I suspect this is the real reason why people drink... it takes actual effort to have fun if you are sober.
Re: Are you an Introvert or an Extrovert?
#5In real life and on a Myers-Brigg type test I usually fall dead center on the introvert/extrovert line, though usually one or two questions to the extrovert side. It's usually a willful distinction between whether I am behaving as an introvert or extrovert -- if an introvert, it's because I find that social interaction completely uninteresting.
Yep. It depends on what people are discussing. If it is not interesting or something which i couldn't understand then in that situation I am giving impression that I am introvert. But I am extrovert in other cases because i have common interest or things to discuss...
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#6Some of us are introverts both here and in "real life".
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#7I'm an introvert when I'm alone and an extrovert when I'm around other people. This post reads stupid, but it's true.
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#8I've become much more outgoing as I've aged, actually, and I like social occasions, as long as the people aren't boring or annoying.
"as long as they are not...fun" Man you are the definition of introvert. Selective. Extrovert will kick it with anyone and make them "not boring'. I am not getting at you though. I am a introvert.
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#9Obviously an abundance of NTs here, but Myers-Briggs ENTP seems the archetypal entrepreneur.
Re: Are you an Introvert or an Extrovert?
#10In real life and on a Myers-Brigg type test I usually fall dead center on the introvert/extrovert line, though usually one or two questions to the extrovert side. It's usually a willful distinction between whether I am behaving as an introvert or extrovert -- if an introvert, it's because I find that social interaction completely uninteresting.
Social interaction can be interesting if it's actually interaction with interesting people. Unfortunately, what has come to be known as "social interaction" is the custom of getting a bunch of people in a room, stuffing them full of bad food and alcohol, and letting them talk about themselves for several hours. On the other hand, if it really is completely uninteresting to you, just get drunk, and suddenly that worth…
If I'm going to be doing chemically enhanced social interaction, my substance of choice is kratom. It's well suited to truly enhanced discussion, not just the louder discussion that alcohol helps with or the disjointed, randomly connected conversations you have on weed. Unfortunately, the only drugs I can buy in public places intended for shared social experiences are alcohol and caffeine. I'd love to start a legal drug cafe but that will have to wait.
Yes, I am shilling my own business, no that doesn't mean you need to mod me down (I seem to always get modded down when I talk about the benefits of kratom. But it is a medicinal herb with enormously untapped potential as a legal pharmaceutical. Another thing to work for, eventually.)