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How relevant should networking and extr-vs-introversion be in the age of internet. Online forums create more value (more variety, more open critique) than face
by marshallp 17y ago
How relevant should networking and extr-vs-introversion be in the age of internet. Online forums create more value (more variety, more open critique) than face to face converstions. I'd bet extroversion and physical networking increasingly become liabilities in business. Those who communicate onlne and just get work done should be doing better than 'movers and shakers'.
- HeyLaughingBoy 17y agoSomehow I don't think you'll get much traction with that idea. You're moving against tens of thousands of years of human social interaction that means face to face is how we want to be. Online forums have their place and they are efficient, but the sure don't create what most people think of as more value.
- marshallp 17y agoIt might be human imperative to meet face to face, but I'd argue that those who can control the urge or are naturally inclined not to seek it will do better financially. To give an example, Warren Buffet is an introvert and spends most of his day alone working, and he beat all his competition. Even very successful actors such Johnny Depp, Harrison Ford, Anthony Hopkins, Clint Eastwood, are introverts. Industries where extroverts rule also happen to be industries that create negative value to society - politics, traditional investment banks, sales.