I think most people tend to think that an introvert is depressed or lonely,
and that's what makes an introvert an introvert; those people would most definitely be wrong,
but it is easy to figure out why they might think this.
From an extrovert's eyes we may seem secretive, and just not as willing to share
many details about ourselves in front of larger groups of people while this
is second nature to them; this leads me to a question: Why are there such large groups of people in the first place?
To answer this, I found a quote, "According to several sources, extroverts make up 60% to 75% of the population, and introverts make up the remainder. This might explain society's alleged preference toward extroverted behavior."
Since large groups of people would be an extrovert's high point, it's no
wonder there are so many big gatherings, meetings and other such things, but wait, holdup for a second.
Don't most people not like meetings? if so, why did they become such a mandatory chore?
because, while most people hate the actual meeting, they love mixing and mingling afterwards,
so they put up with it, and this is just one of those extrovert oriented activities, such as: Partying, "hanging out", sports and the like.
Introverts, on the other hand, draw, write, play video games etc., the only problem with this is that most extroverts see these things as dull
and consider introverts to be lazy. This is usually centered on video games, but really, if you get the right kind of game,
it can actually take some neural energy to, say, plan out a strategy for Command&Conquer,
or wisely use what little bit of ammo you have for your weapons in Half-Life2. But I'm getting off track.
Since we seem so "lazy" to at least 60% of all the populous, it's no wonder we don't want to be little more open
with more personal things; this brings me back to why I think introverts are lonely.
The reason being that, since most find our introverted hobbies and interests to be, well, lacking, this makes it even
harder and more risky when trying to find a friend, with us already being few and far between and all.
You might ask yourself, how come extroverts don't feel the same way?
most of you already have the answer I'm sure, but it's because extroverts can
find their kind everywhere; in all walks of life. Heck, I'll go as far as to say
that even public schools and collages are built, mostly, for the extroverts.
Feel free to leave any comments, insights or objections.
and that's what makes an introvert an introvert; those people would most definitely be wrong,
but it is easy to figure out why they might think this.
From an extrovert's eyes we may seem secretive, and just not as willing to share
many details about ourselves in front of larger groups of people while this
is second nature to them; this leads me to a question: Why are there such large groups of people in the first place?
To answer this, I found a quote, "According to several sources, extroverts make up 60% to 75% of the population, and introverts make up the remainder. This might explain society's alleged preference toward extroverted behavior."
Since large groups of people would be an extrovert's high point, it's no
wonder there are so many big gatherings, meetings and other such things, but wait, holdup for a second.
Don't most people not like meetings? if so, why did they become such a mandatory chore?
because, while most people hate the actual meeting, they love mixing and mingling afterwards,
so they put up with it, and this is just one of those extrovert oriented activities, such as: Partying, "hanging out", sports and the like.
Introverts, on the other hand, draw, write, play video games etc., the only problem with this is that most extroverts see these things as dull
and consider introverts to be lazy. This is usually centered on video games, but really, if you get the right kind of game,
it can actually take some neural energy to, say, plan out a strategy for Command&Conquer,
or wisely use what little bit of ammo you have for your weapons in Half-Life2. But I'm getting off track.
Since we seem so "lazy" to at least 60% of all the populous, it's no wonder we don't want to be little more open
with more personal things; this brings me back to why I think introverts are lonely.
The reason being that, since most find our introverted hobbies and interests to be, well, lacking, this makes it even
harder and more risky when trying to find a friend, with us already being few and far between and all.
You might ask yourself, how come extroverts don't feel the same way?
most of you already have the answer I'm sure, but it's because extroverts can
find their kind everywhere; in all walks of life. Heck, I'll go as far as to say
that even public schools and collages are built, mostly, for the extroverts.
Feel free to leave any comments, insights or objections.