[stagas]

There are two types of partying: raving and clubbing.

Clubbing, is for extroverts who enjoy socializing and being on the spotlight. Clubs have lots of lights, people dress in shiny colors and seek to bring attention to themselves. Camera sharing is the ideal format for this.

Raving, is for introverts. The setting is dark, people wear black and usually prefer to be left on their own and focus internally and in the music. It's a way to enjoy a social situation without being overwhelmed by the crowd. Avatars and virtual worlds is the ideal format for this.

Of course, I am generalizing here but I'm simply trying to make a point. An extrovert will not enjoy a setting where they can't draw attention to themselves. An introvert will not enjoy a setting where being in the spotlight is the default mode.

Speaking only by my own experience as being an introvert-extrovert and attending both clubs and raves I can tell you that there is minimal overlap in the crowds. A different type of people is in clubs and a different type of people is in raves. Generalizing both as "partying" is confusing, at least.

[drewbeck]

Well yes, and actually the OP is about even another kind. The article references a birthday party, which is more of a general social event vs a music or participatory/thematic event which is what you’re talking about. Interestingly, the dance club environment seems easier to elicit online than the birthday party. The birthday party is all about the social chit chat dynamics whereas the club environments have a primary focus on the music (even tho there’s plenty of other interactions as well). Online if you have faces + music, you have a dance party, or a decent facsimile.

[rumcajz]

OTOH, I, as an introvert, appreciate presence of extroverts at parties because they divert attention to themselves and thus create kind of sheltered zones around themselves, quite comfortable for introverts to be in.

[crooked-v]

As an introvert, I've found that I'm actually much more uncomfortable with group video chats than with interacting with people in person, in part because of the impossibility of escaping attention without that escape itself becoming obvious. I've had no such problems with voice chat, though.