Comments on: The Introverts Strike Back

By: Nicole

Nicole — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:20:26 +0000

Loved this post! Being an iNFj, it’s great to be reminded once in a while that “introvert” is not supposed to be a negative term. Thanks!

By: Flitcraft

Flitcraft — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:06:01 +0000

I think the whole point of this article was to show, or at least give a few examples of, why “introvert + alcohol = extrovert” is not true. If you think it sucks being unable to “chat people up” I’d suggest it has less to do with a certain preference of psychical energy than perhaps a native shyness. Being an introvert in and of itself does not prevent anyone from social interaction; rather, the true introvert simply prefers a minimum of social interaction. I.e., “introvert” is not merely a “shy extrovert.”

By: joe

joe — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 05:36:53 +0000

I’m an introvert, and it sucks ass not being able to chat people up so easily. But hey, introvert + alcohol = extrovert.

By: Fox

Fox — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:36:41 +0000

Extravert isn’t actually the correct spelling, but it is an accepted variation. Carl Jung first coined the expression as Extrovert. To be fair, neither variation is more etymologically sound, as both terms, and spellings of said terms are essentially nonsensical amalgams of faux Greek and Latin.

By: The Straight Dope Dad

The Straight Dope Dad — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:02:04 +0000

Bravo. Great post on being an introvert. We are a family of introverts, which is great because having a child that was a strong extrovert would be draining. I just can’t handle someone in my face all the time seeking validation. I wrote about it here on my fatherhood blog: http://www.straightdopedad.com/introverts-are-not-retarded-or-anti-social/

By: Vicmot

Vicmot — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:18:44 +0000

Im one of those extreme introverts.. thru my childhood I lived inside my mind fancying deep vivid emotions.. I wasnt much of a talkative person.. I processed my thoughts by feeling them not by rational concepts.. I chose to stay alone or with my other extremely extroverted family members always being misunderstood, playing my computer rather than going out to play with my friends.. often I ventured out to woods to sence the tranquility of nature’s sounds.. when I grew up to my late teens, my rational side aroused and I started to have extremely intense conseptual thinking.. I immersed myself to finnish aswell as english words and expressions expanding my vocabulary enormously without even reading books to have any significant influence.. Now in my early thirties things have gone again for emotional realization than thinking in consepts.

By: Flitcraft

Flitcraft — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:30:25 +0000

And if you study the Socionics version of type-theory (though it has some differences, for good or ill, from Myers-Briggs/Keirsey), there are actual facial patterns, gaits, clothing styles, speech patterns, etc., that can aid in the identification of type. I personally have found eyebrows to be very telling.

By: Hunter Nuttall

Hunter Nuttall — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:55:00 +0000

@ George, do you mean that there’s no evidence out there that these people are introverts, or just that I didn’t provide it? I agree that I didn’t present any evidence (as I didn’t need to), but it’s certainly out there. For one thing, Johnny Carson called himself an introvert.

@ Flitcraft, exactly, everyone’s behavior provides tons of evidence as to whether they are introverts. Sometimes false conclusions can be drawn based on behavior, but if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.

By: Flitcraft

Flitcraft — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:41:54 +0000

My implication was that you can say they are introverts precisely because their behavior is what identifies them as introverts.

By: George

George — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:03:23 +0000

definatley, but you can’t just say people are introvert and use them as a basis of an arguement called “introverts strike back” with no actual evidence they are introvert.