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I'd be more receptive to the discussion if they didn't seem to be so "rub it in your face" about it.

I have gotten the feeling that introverts (especially those who write about it on blogs) have a chip on their shoulder about silly things like "needing to communicate clearly" or "having to interact with other human beings".

If you want to be successful, you need to know how to communicate clearly, and you need to be diplomatic and know how to affect the outcome you're looking to. "How to win friends and influence people" is still a good book to read on the subject. And what the hell is that "dating app" section, as if "witty one liners on an app" is somehow a contrast, or even a good thing, compared to meeting people at a bar or social event? The whole article is whack.

As someone who has historically been an extrovert but has become more introverted in the past two years, I feel like I have gotten a handicap - I feel I have lost skills that I need to regain.

I also think the WFH revolution (and the glee with which it is embraced) is a pendulum on the far end of positive, which I think will swing back a bit when people realize all the dreams of WFH don't materialize. Many people won't become nomadic. Many people won't move to that low-cost midwest city, save hundreds of thousands and FIRE at 45. All the things people are taking for granted now, like having an existing network of work contacts from the pre-covid days) will evaporate, and they'll be left trying to replicate what they took for granted, from home.