Hello!
So
recently I’ve found myself interacting with a group of people infected with a
common disability, and I’m afraid it might be contagious. In the words of a
high school socialite, “lol jk.” In actuality, I’ve found myself hanging out
with my introverted friends more and more in the last few weeks, and I just don’t
get it. Why would you choose to be an introvert? And don’t think that it’s not
a matter of choice, because it totally is. One would have to put more effort
into not socializing than they would have to if they did socialize. Personally
I don’t see too many positives to being one of those people that stares at
their feet through every conversation they’ve ever had with another person,
ever. There are a lot of disadvantages, though.
For
starters, you miss out on a lot if you don’t socialize with your peers. You don’t
get as much out of the time you spend in school, for sure. School would just
not be the same without the group of close friends that I have, because we take
part in some pretty crazy shenanigans. Although we do a lot of stupid stuff
that we probably shouldn’t do, it makes it a lot more fun and a lot more
memorable. If you’re too quiet to make friends very well, you definitely won’t
have as much of a fun time.
Kennedy
is a wonderful place filled with all kinds of people. Everyone could find at
least one person they “connect” to. ‘Nd usually, high school is a pretty decent
place to start seriously dating. Not many people are going to make fun of you,
etc, etc. Downsides to being a shy, introverted person continue here. At some point
in the future an introvert might decide that they’ve finally found “the one”
and want to start dating him/her. Love will have to wait, though, because
Mr(s). Introvert doesn’t have any idea what they’re getting into. Lots of laughing
will probably occur when the aforementioned introvert messes up and ends up
falling straight on their metaphorical face.
Another
reason why being introverted would suck is because it’s nice to be loud. If you’re
confident in yourself enough to go through the halls screaming about your love
for turtles with a pink sequined cowboy hat on and the breeze blowing through your
knees in your nice new kilt, I can vouch for your obvious manliness, and give
you props as well. At this point there
are not many things that you can’t do. Besides gaining back the respect lost
from your friends. But who’s counting?
Thanks for reading,
Matt Finley
Is my hat still in your locker? xD
ReplyDeleteActually, the AP Psych textbook says that intro- and extrovertism is inherited by the child's parents. By that line of thinking, it's not necessarily a choice.
ReplyDeleteJust because the certain person you are talking about it quiet, doesn't mean she chose to be. She may just be really shy or thinks before she talks rather than blurting things out <3
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