A-nom-nom-nom-aly BSC SSCI'm sick and tired of seeing articles like
'Introverted? Here's how to be more social'
FUCK OFF!!!
How about an article with the headline
'Extroverted? Here's how to shut the fuck up'
Flippin' 'eck, Tucker!@Anomnomnomaly There's a book I've got which takes 200-plus pages to essentially make the same argument you just made in a couple of sentences in a toot π
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiet%3A_The_Power_of_Introverts_in_a_World_That_Can't_Stop_Talking
Well, I always try to make things as simple as possible for the stupid people. π€ π
Dave@Anomnomnomaly @losttourist And we are eternally grateful.
Mr Lawrence πͺπΊπ·πΌ@Anomnomnomaly @losttourist And we appreciate it! π
Dagnabbit, Pascaline! π₯Seems you're wasting too much time dissecting the problem, just cut to the chase!
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Photo Ewen π·Magnificent book indeed.
I first saw Susan Cain on a Ted talk and she was marvelous. Reframed the entire discussion. Gave us permission to embrace being an introvert... and embrace telling extroverts to shut the fk up.
Life changing book. Sometimes we need to read the long version to really appreciate the single paragraph version.
ChookMother π¦πΊπ¦@losttourist @Anomnomnomaly I need to get that book. A lifetime of being treated like there's something wrong with me.
#IntrovertsOfMastodon #introvertsunite
#IntrovertsOfMastodon #introvertsunite
James H McLaren@Anomnomnomaly "Try to start conversations with people and ask them about their life." But then they might tell me about their life, which I don't give a shit about.
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Three Moose In A Trenchcoat@Anomnomnomaly This is something, I feel, The Onion should do
Richard Bown
samiamsam
γͺγγ₯γΌ (stop colonialism π΅πΈ)@Anomnomnomaly extroverted/introverted = annoying/annoyed
GLC
STFU Friday
Tristram Brelstaff@Anomnomnomaly At the start of COVID my daughter said to me "Daddy, you've been self-isolating all your life". I have to admit she was right and that I actually enjoyed Lockdown.
jaja@tristrambrelstaff @Anomnomnomaly
I admit that the isolation of lockdown was not a hardship for me. I kind of felt like I'd gone through the looking glass into a world where my needs were the norm and it was gregarious people's needs that were the supposed anomaly. (To be clear, neither introversion nor extroversion is an anomaly, but the western world tends to be more accommodating of and geared toward the latter).
I never noticed that much of a difference either... except maybe in increase in noise as neighbours also stayed home more... But one of them moved out in June and as it was a housing assoc property... needed a lot of work to make it liveable again. So didn't get new neighbours for 3-4 months which was bliss... the old boy on the other side was quiet as a mouse and in bed by 9pm.
Ciggy Bringer of SmokeThat article would be solely shared among introverts as a form of cathartic release, but sure.
johne@Anomnomnomaly reminds me of this bit by Joe Wells about his non-autistic brother. https://youtu.be/Op6eKSu3SLk&t=30s
Having a non-autistic brother (extended version)
Arnim Sommer πͺπΊ@Anomnomnomaly
Let's sell workshops.
"Reading and comprehending"
Humphrey Archer@Anomnomnomaly
So much this.
"Why are you so sad? Come join in, we are all doing a role playing game. It's so fun"
"I'm not sad, I just have nothing to say"
Also, I'd rather get a hernia than role play
BlueTeamSherpa 
@Anomnomnomaly how about instead an article that says βhow to let other people be who they are and respect everyoneβ?
On the introvert/extrovert scale my husband is a 2 and Iβm a 12 (off the scale). I _never_ try to change him, respect him and his space, and he doesnβt try to change me. I go do my extrovert stuff elsewhere and heβs okay.
Maybe something less aggressive than being told to shut the fuck up?
Hoping you find less obnoxious extroverts. We do exist.
JohnnieMac@Anomnomnomaly the only good thing about the COVID-19 pandemic was to show how biased the world was towards extroverts
Cluster Fcku@Anomnomnomaly reminds me of positivity campaigns by The Joy team. Basically billboards telling people to smile and celebrate. But if you are going through grief or hardship, the thought is too: fuck off, shut up, mind your own business.
Iris Volk
Lstn2urmama π¨π¦@Anomnomnomaly Now Now ! This is a public enitiy and you are the one who must learn when to pass posts by or exclude yourself from them ... everyone has a right to be here within reason π€π
Domestic Supply 
@Anomnomnomaly I'm currently learning "Boundaries. Here's how to enforce them." No one who would intentionally cross them is ever going to make the effort to stop, and I don't need articles telling me how to adjust my boundaries to accommodate them.
Katy T@johann @Anomnomnomaly hahahahahha!!! I love that.