The Reign of Introverts Is Here • Hacker News Board

Re: The Reign of Introverts Is Here

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Post by Abishek_Muthian » Tue, Jun 29, 2021, 7:44 AM UTC

claudiulodro wrote: post #5

> High-paying careers favor those with the stomach for deep, solitary work. Where can I get some of this high-paid, deep, solitary work? These days software engineering is ultra-collaborative, and I doubt anybody would say that doctors/nurses, managers, finance people, or lawyers are doing deep, solitary work.

Forget Reign, I doubt if an introvert could even survive LinkedIn as that's where they hunt for talent.

LinkedIn's algorithm overwhelmingly favors conformists, On any typical day 'Look what I have done, Why are people not doing this, To be great like me ...' type posts can get 30,000 likes and an Introvert can't even compete with that.

The issue of conformity does persist in all social media, But LinkedIn has taken it to a whole new level and that a professional is expected to have an LinkedIn account deserves special scrutiny as it's biased.

Re: The Reign of Introverts Is Here

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Post by Yoric » Tue, Jun 29, 2021, 11:11 AM UTC

arcturus17 wrote: post #8

> Expect the balance of wealth and power to shift accordingly Haha, no, absolutely not. Power and wealth will still be accumulated primarily through persuading and influencing others. Good luck accumulating significant capital without that!

...or, even better, inheritance.

Re: The Reign of Introverts Is Here

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Post by Graffur » Tue, Jun 29, 2021, 2:11 PM UTC

TheDudeMan wrote: post #16

Graffur wrote: post #6

One thing I have noticed when WFH is that random calls are more disruptive than someone calling to your desk. When someone calls to your desk you're already in that environment. When someone calls you when WFH they're entering your environment - if that makes sense. I also notice that status update meetings seem to be more common.

You can choose to not answer (not always, but sometimes).

True, and I do if its an unprompted call with no obvious reason.