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I think this might be the case. With our society becoming more and more detached from person-to-person contact, some may shy away from socialization. But maybe it's the other way around - people don't like how things have changed and are making attempts to socialize with others (perhaps an essential element of human nature). Thoughts?
Having both an introvert child and an extrovert child, I can promise you they were just born that way. From early infancy you could tell. I don't think society is going to change that.
I think its easier to get stuck behind a computer and miss out a lot when you are an introvert now though. But on the up side, having the low pressure social life...but maybe they would do more living if they had to press themselves a little.
I don't like how society is becoming and how I've tried many groups but hardly anyone is capable of being a good friend (meaning trust, some semblance of caring, loyalty, etc.) so I mostly keep to myself now. It isn't that I want to be isolated, it is that I don't want poisonous people in my life, or those that couldn't care less whether I come around or not.
Society even a decade ago was ten times better than it is now in my opinion. The only recent things I could attribute it to is a huge push of feminism and social media. One of the two or a combination of both. Probably social media for the most part. It is like everyone is becoming incredibly selfish with an "all about me" attitude along with a victim mentality.. Idk. I'm irritated about it all every day.
No, introverts just finally have a forum in which they can speak (the internet/media), and thus the "world" of introversion is finally being explored. Extroverts were always the loudest, so no one really understood introversion. Not to mention most Western society (mainly North America) idolizes the extrovert, so there was basically radio silence on introversion. It just seems like a "thing" because it can finally be spoken about and is reaching across many audiences.
I just think introverts get more attention nowadays, whereas in the past they were kinda ignored or shunned for being "strange" for lack of a better word. Not all introverts are shy or have social anxiety. I am an introvert that hates parties and any kind of large goup gathering. I like smaller gatherings or even one on one better. Large gatherings drain me and I avoid them. I think that I have noticed as an introvert there are more books given on the subject, and more blogs on the subject then there were before. It's not as "strange" and recognized as a personality trait finally. Plus, with social media, introverts are coming out so to speak, because they don't have to do it in a large setting anymore, and it can be taken or left at that point.
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I just think introverts get more attention nowadays, whereas in the past they were kinda ignored or shunned for being "strange" for lack of a better word. Not all introverts are shy or have social anxiety. I am an introvert that hates parties and any kind of large goup gathering. I like smaller gatherings or even one on one better. Large gatherings drain me and I avoid them. I think that I have noticed as an introvert there are more books given on the subject, and more blogs on the subject then there were before. It's not as "strange" and recognized as a personality trait finally. Plus, with social media, introverts are coming out so to speak, because they don't have to do it in a large setting anymore, and it can be taken or left at that point.
Yeah, seems like nearly every personality type that was once on the social fringes, is now being recognized in some way, to the point that "normal" is becoming a pretty "relative" word. Although the rise of social media makes it so 'easy' now, that it's difficult to tell whether someone is really an introvert, or they're just being too lazy to bother!
Which BTW, also coincides with the increase in narcissism, where even the extroverts are often only interested in "what's in it for ME?"!
I just think introverts get more attention nowadays, whereas in the past they were kinda ignored or shunned for being "strange" for lack of a better word. Not all introverts are shy or have social anxiety. I am an introvert that hates parties and any kind of large goup gathering. I like smaller gatherings or even one on one better. Large gatherings drain me and I avoid them. I think that I have noticed as an introvert there are more books given on the subject, and more blogs on the subject then there were before. It's not as "strange" and recognized as a personality trait finally. Plus, with social media, introverts are coming out so to speak, because they don't have to do it in a large setting anymore, and it can be taken or left at that point.
Exactly. Being an introvert does not automatically mean one is shy or has social anxiety. Introversion is NOT the same as being shy and they are not related.. it's just how we take in information and perceive the world and how we respond. Shyness, as I've heard other introverts say and an expert stated, is selfish at the core.
I'm an introvert but a lot of people think I'm not because I know how to turn it off for a short enough time to successfully mingle. Like you said, I like more intimate gatherings or 1v1 gatherings. But if I find enough like-minded people, I'm fine with larger gatherings.
I think they did a study where 49% of people were introverts and 51% were extroverts. It's pretty equal. Some of the greatest, deepest minds are introverts. Steve Jobs, Ghandi, Einstein... I'm proud to be an introvert. I'm glad there are less of us, to be fair.
Funny, I was about to say: NO, if people were becoming more introverted there wouldn't be so many making fools of themselves on TV and You Tube.
But, sure, you have a point. I'm not sure I'd say introverted, but maybe isolated.
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I'm glad there are less of us, to be fair.
