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I think the modal introvert is
1.) high activation energy (in the chemistry sense) for social environments
2.) totally fine with familiar people; utterly exhausted by strangers and loose acquaintances
The popular use of "introvert" seems to be "people who are categorically averse to social interaction" but in my experience such people are quite rare (insert sampling bias disclaimer here).
I know right.
Raise your hand if you've heard 'You're not an introvert' after you've told them, just because you aren't socially awkward.
Social introvert energy is something I think a certain type of extrovert will mine for. They just can't leave you alone.
This, as well as a lot of the argument in this thread, can be explained simply by realizing that many people mistakenly confuse “introversion” with “social anxiety” (which typically goes along with awkwardness).
They aren’t the same. Though they can occur together, and often do, especially as emotional stability and extraversion are positively correlated.
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