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0 pointsptmcc2d ago0 comments

Introvert doesn't mean one doesn't enjoy socializing, just that one needs quiet down time to recharge from it. Extroverts tend to be energized by socialization. It's also not always so cleanly binary, either.

I really hate that introversion gets conflated with social anxiety or misanthropy on the internet.

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9dev2d ago· 1 in thread

well, and I dislike that people feel the need to desperately label themselves with some affliction. At some point you're just pretty close to the center of the bell curve.

embedding-shape2d ago

I'm not sure if you're talking about me self-labeling myself as "introvert" earlier, or specifically about the comment you replied to and the "social anxiety or misanthropy" parts, but I don't see either "extrovert" or "introvert" as any sort of afflictions, more like preferences.

I'd agree "hate" is a strong word and maybe a bit exaggerated, I hope at least.

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