Extroverts Will Inherit the Earth

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