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Originally Posted by beppe
Ok. I'll take this very friendly, as you obviously thought quite a lot about it. 
Introverts, Internet, Introvertnet. ... Interdicts? Nahhh.
It is a fact that here in MR you Introverts abound. In the Lounge at least. Explanations? Comments? Rebuttals? |
Many introverts are easily overwhelmed by too many people nearby, too much background noise. We're not anti-social; we just like our social in small doses.
The internet makes that easy--I only have to deal with one person, one screen, at a time. I can spend as long as I want thinking up a reply. (Even in chatrooms, the conversation is much slower than speech.) I don't have to wait for a break in the conversation or feel like I'm forcing myself into other people's space.
I don't have to give out more personal details than I'm comfortable with. Even if someone asks direct, personal, invasive questions, there's no way for them to be as forceful as in-person confrontations. The computer screen works as a buffer zone that lets me relax enough to participate.