Current Events > Forget about your CE behavior: What is your personality like IRL?

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I'm curious how this one will play out. I'm probably option 2.
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the introvert/extrovert thing is one of the dumbest ideas the internet ever latched onto
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Romulox28 posted...

the introvert/extrovert thing is one of the dumbest ideas the internet ever latched onto

Maybe, but that's why I included descriptions to help nail down a better idea of what I was trying to say.
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I'm an extrovert at work, but once I'm off the clock I want people to leave me alone. :u
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The quiet but respected loner
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The most extroverted introvert you'll find. ISFJ-A
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A bit of the 1st and 3rd introvert options. I don't have many friends I hang out with IRL but I know a lot of people online, and I still value the time I have to myself greatly.

I tend to describe myself as socially apathetic most of the time. Being in a big crowd doesn't "drain" me like most introverts say, it's more that I just have no particular interest in socializing most of the time.
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OpheliaAdenade posted...

I'm an extrovert at work, but once I'm off the clock I want people to leave me alone. :u

Why?
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Romulox28 posted...

the introvert/extrovert thing is one of the dumbest ideas the internet ever latched onto

Specifically, the particular way it has. Nobody has any idea what they actually mean and just go off the pseudoscience that they heard someone else say.
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EnragedSlith posted...

Romulox28 posted...

the introvert/extrovert thing is one of the dumbest ideas the internet ever latched onto

Specifically, the particular way it has. Nobody has any idea what they actually mean and just go off the pseudoscience that they heard someone else say.

I'm pretty sure extrovert is short-hand for "outgoing" and introvert is short-hand for "shy." Most people understand the ways the words are used. Not sure where you get the idea that "nobody" has any idea how to use them.
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Stick_1_2_3 posted...

OpheliaAdenade posted...

I'm an extrovert at work, but once I'm off the clock I want people to leave me alone. :u

Why?

Because I'm getting paid? :u Work goes better when you're friendly with your coworkers. I'm just not a people person in general though. If you pay me though...
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i'm an extrovert. my wife is an extreme extrovert. we throw house parties that of late have gotten too big.
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Sadly, the last option. I'm working on it though.
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the only time I ever really go do things in groups is for work or work-related functions
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Coolppl Owns posted...

The quiet but respected loner

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Somewhere between introvert and extrovert. Tests I've taken put me at extrovert though. I have a small group but I'm trying to gain more and leave a few behind.
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Balrog0 posted...

the only time I ever really go do things in groups is for work or work-related functions

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That_Happened posted...

introvert is short-hand for "shy."

no
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chill02 posted...

That_Happened posted...

introvert is short-hand for "shy."

no

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/introvert

yes.
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then I guess I'm not introverted then

I'm the life of the party
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Legitimately a combination of all of the above.
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I've always been an extrovert. I have no problem talking to people. I'm not as crazy as I am on the internet though.
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Last one. Only socializing I do irl is my BJJ classes.
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Asherlee10 posted...

Not really in one of those categories.

I can easily speak to new people and enjoy meeting new people some days. Other days I want "me" time. It all depends on my mood.

I think the extrovert/introvert dichotomy is kind of stupid.

This is well said.
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none

i have no problem talking to people but i prefer spending time with friends

the intro-extrovert thing is a stupid meme
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In between options 2 and 3.
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People often fail to understand the introvert/extrovert dichotomy. Pretty much no one is wholly one or the other - it's a percentage thing. However, the crux of the issue is whether you feel energized or drained while being around groups of people. Of course, you have days when you just wanna chill by yourself, but are you literally 50/50 on "hang out days" and "chill days"? Probably not. I think most people fall one one side or the other.
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I am really social but don't let many people in. I have a core group of friends that actually know me and everyone else just sees the public face. I like being the center of attention and the life of the party and meeting new people but it takes a lot to move from acquaintance to friend with me.

so the first three options all have parts that look right.

MBTE I get INTJ with a weak I.
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Man, I'm more of an introvert but I have no problems talking to new humans because I'm human. Why would I be afraid to talk to other humans like myself? I mean we are all different but we are humans nonetheless.

Asherlee10 posted...

_Near_ posted...

People often fail to understand the introvert/extrovert dichotomy. Pretty much no one is wholly one or the other - it's a percentage thing. However, the crux of the issue is whether you feel energized or drained while being around groups of people. Of course, you have days when you just wanna chill by yourself, but are you literally 50/50 on "hang out days" and "chill days"? Probably not. I think most people fall one one side or the other.

Well, it shouldn't be a dichotomy, then. It should be a spectrum, but it's not. I don't think it is that people are misunderstanding it, it's that the concept is dumb.

I think it's less that the concept is dumb, and more that people today spend all day trying to convince others that they don't accurately fit any labels. Yes, we know, you're an individual on various different spectrums. We're ALL individuals on spectrums. It doesn't mean we can't identify our tendencies for the sake of a simple informal poll.

Also, while I'm fine with you saying none of the above described you all that accurately, the fact is I did give somewhat of a spectrum in the poll: Very extroverted, Somewhat extroverted, Somewhat introverted, Very introverted, and Extremely introverted.
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Asherlee10 posted...

I can easily speak to new people and enjoy meeting new people some days. Other days I want "me" time. It all depends on my mood.

Pretty much this, though I tend to be a bit more on the "me time" side
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Asherlee10 posted...

Well, it shouldn't be a dichotomy, then. It should be a spectrum, but it's not.

It is. If you take any professional myers-briggs test, it'll give you a percentage of introversion and extroversion. I haven't even taken one that doesn't give you your results in percentages.
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Ask @soulunison2 @C_Pain @drunkmuggle @Pics_nao_plz they know. What i think probably isn't what they experienced.
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I'm a ball of anxiety that's poised to explode at any moment.
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I'm very shy IRL but very open and outgoing online.
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Asherlee10 posted...

My point is that it should be a spectrum, not a dichotomy.

And I gave a spectrum.
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At work I'm a mn eternally optimistic social person who plans a bunch of the social events for the audit team.

At home and with my friends I'm quieter, introverted, and cynical.

It's weird.
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Asherlee10 posted...

All in all, I think this concept is somewhat archaic and even dumb.

I mean, I agree with you there. I think that the test has taken the core concept and evolved in an attempt to apply it to the real world. While the original women who made it might place more importance on the dichotomy, I think that anyone who administers and takes it today realizes that one is not wholly E or I, which is evidenced by the percentage of each that you get at the end of the test. Like, no one in their right mind who gets 55% Extrovert thinks that they're entirely an extrovert.
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dragnmaninferno posted...

Ask @soulunison2 @C_Pain @drunkmuggle @Pics_nao_plz they know. What i think probably isn't what they experienced.

This man is incredibly unhinged and reckless

I think you may be taking this a bit too seriously Ash.
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MegaTech posted...

The most extroverted introvert you'll find. ISFJ-A

I don't think you're an introvert, you're definitely an extrovert. I feel like you're more extroverted than I am

then again it depends on how you get/use your energy
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Parappa09 posted...

MegaTech posted...

The most extroverted introvert you'll find. ISFJ-A

I don't think you're an introvert, you're definitely an extrovert. I feel like you're more extroverted than I am

then again it depends on how you get/use your energy

Idk man. ISFJ fits me so well. Maybe on gamefaqs it's different because I'm so comfortable here and say whatever I want.

I think it's the closest description of me compared to the others.
https://www.16personalities.com/isfj-personality

"Naturally social, an odd quality for Introverts, Defenders utilize excellent memories not to retain data and trivia, but to remember people, and details about their lives."

That shit is so on point. I can't remember what I read in the newspaper this morning but I could tell you what one of your favorite beer is and I only met you onceover a year ago.
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I am actually socially awkward, I am shy but I have a group of friends who forget I'm shy, and I'm really polite and sweet to people to the best of my abilities
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