RE: No, You Are Not An Introvert
I strongly disagree, it's like you are arguing that there is not a "distinction" in humans in "fast running" ones and "slow running" ones
false dichotomy and wrong example.
and you claim that we are all "the same".
We are not but we don't have to fall into a false dichotomy either
We are not the same, we all have different attributes and while for some of us "running" is a much easier activity, for others it can be quite laborious. And I'm not just talking about "fitness" levels here.
again, wrong example. I could say some people have black skin and some white and still be using a wrong example.
For example...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23201182
...we have explored circulating cholesterol and triacylglycerol concentrations, which appear to be decreased in hyperbilirubinemic individuals/animals,and are accompanied by lower body mass index in highly powered studies. These results suggest that bilirubin could be responsible for the development of a lean and hypolipidemic state in GS
Find an Extrovert (on the extreme side) and tell him to STFU for a whole day and see how this will work out!
This is a scientific study about something completely different. The study can be falsified and replicated. Introversion/Extroversion is hearsay and opinions which can change in a person's life style depending on the situation.
Find an Extrovert (on the extreme side) and tell him to STFU for a whole day and see how this will work out!
I can find an "extrovert" and examine their responses when they are 15 and when they are 45. When they are in college and when they meet their first true love.
again. situations matter. these are not intrinsic values.
My example is not wrong, the one about the skin is though.
It's almost impossible for an Introvert to become a fully Extrovert, this requires a lot of "work" and suffering and I see no reason for someone to strive for it. "Extroversion" simply drains our batteries, period, how much of it we can withstand is another story.
It's not different, you claim that everyone can run with the same pace, you neglet the fact that for some groups of people this activity is much easier and for others it's harder, a lower BMI group like those with GS can run 10km with less effort. When you ask from everyone to "run at the same pace" you have to acknowledge that some groups are strugling to do that, it's not easy for them and it has nothing to do with "how much they try" obviously they try and they strungle more than those who seem to outperform them.
Of course there can be some variations through life. Genetics and our environment is what I think mostly determine us, we can try to change part of our environment but we can't do much about our genes.
It's impossible because nobody is a fully introvert and nobody is a fully extrovert. We are all a blend depending on the situation. Introvert exclusive and extrovert exclusive is a culture meme. You are online all day talking to people. You are not an introvert.
I don't claim everyone runs with the same pace. I claim that people sometimes run fast and sometimes slower and that this is not a race or a competition. Again, false example. You use physiology. I use situation related example. Again, someone who talks to 100 people at a party is the same as you who talks to 100 people online.
well, this is all there is to the equation..
thing is there is no scientific basis that genes make you an introvert or an extrovert. In fact, there is no scientific evidence that at all that is falsifiable and replicable because the dynamics are so fluid.
it is a cultural meme. nothing more, nothing less.
I'm starting to doubt that you have ever met Introverts and Extroverts that you have understand them, part of the "problem" is that most people rank somewhere in the midle and you can't easily tell the difference in the first place. Another point of posible confusion is when an Extrovert or someone that "ranks" somewhere in the midle lives in an environment that forces him to behave more like an Introvert, ofcource he is not an Introvert! and you could be 100% accurate in this case, perhaps it's this group of people and behaviour that lead you to post this article.
"No, you are not an Extrovert" could as easily be as accurate as your title is.
You are going in circles mate. At least read another person arguing against it.
Your personal opinion and experience is rather irrelevant. this is why we have science. You just bought into the meme characteristics and you are reflecting on that belief
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-buddha-was-introvert/201404/there-is-no-such-thing-introvert-or-extrovert