It goes even beyond that.
Extroverts are for all intents and purposes vampires.
They aren’t “rescuing” you. They’re capturing you, so they can feed on you.
I mean, as long as I get reliable internet, food and sex… I could cope
Pretty sure that’s actual vampires
Which is exactly what extroverts are, essentially by definition.
I think you’ve either got that definition wrong or you’re projecting
The concept is that people in their day-to-day lives, and particularly when dealing with stressful situations, find themselves emotionally drained and have to “recharge.”
The exact distinction between introverts and extroverts is that introverts “recharge” by being alone, while extroverts “recharge” by being around other people.
Or more precisely, introverts not only don’t get their emotional energy from others but can’t get it with others around, while extroverts not only do get their emotional energy from others but can’t get it when they’re alone.
And what that means is that introverts gain emotional energy by manufacturing and stockpiling it, while extroverts gain emotional energy by draining it from others.
Or more simply, that extroverts are vampires and introverts are their cattle.
I disagree for the following reasons:
An overwhelming majority of people are ambiverts, as in a mix of both to varying degrees.
Also extroverts and other, mostly extroverted people can (and mostly do) hang out with other extroverts, manufacturing and stockpiling emotional energy freely without the help of introverts.
Also even someone who is a complete introvert doesn’t have to feel “drained” from social interactions. Some can handle them perfectly well but just don’t need them.
Lastly introverts are free to choose not spending time with extroverts. It takes two to tango.
So taking all this into consideration I think your thesis is really just your lived experience that you’re projecting onto society. Feeling excessively drained by social inceractions is often an indication of underlying mental struggles rather than being an introvert. That’s not better or worse but it is different. It’s not necessary to like being around people but a healthy adult should have enough “emotional energy” available to get through a typical day.
Huh.
What I get from this is that you’re so determined to counter my “thesis” that you’ve stooped all the way to broadly hinting that I’m mentally ill, and I have to wonder why - what it is that compels you to respond to a broad statement about a nebulous group of people with a specific, demeaning and wholly unsupported broadside aimed at a single individual you don’t even know.
No matter though - I stand by my “thesis” such as it is - extroverts are for all intents and purposes emotional vampires - and I not only don’t think your objections are convincing - I don’t even think they’re particularly relevant.
Colin Robinson vibes
An oppressive vampire class that we still like sometimes!
Going out is one of those things that tv makes look more fun than it is
But what if I wanted to be adopted. I need friends.
It my current state of five months into a long-term psychotic break, I have the joy of feeling lonely, walking to where people are, and needing to leave immediately, and feeling lonely by the time I get home again.
What a marvel the brain can be!
