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by johnnyanmac 1511 days ago
> In our society we need more person on person interaction, not less.

perhaps, but if you can't find that interaction (sometimes not in fault of a lack of trying), you gotta do what entertains you.

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I agree, and I'd add: Entertains or protects you and your health. Forcing one's introverted self to be extroverted is associated with psychological risk. Ethics courses in the field of personality type usually cover this emphatically, with regard to personality discovery. Just like in gaming, if you have high INT and low CHA for example, it's important to be careful with high CHA tasks and know your archetype.

Extroverted activities can be helpful at times but will naturally cause introverts stress; growth stress sure but it's still stress. It's silly to treat such a person as if they are broken, when they may be doing their best work by themselves. There are other ways of looking at such a situation that are more helpful.

And overlaying a simple "get out more" model on them is ethically questionable to say the least...