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In the past extroverts had a huge advantage, as building a network of people required going out of the house. With the adoption of internet and the speed of tec

In the past extroverts had a huge advantage, as building a network of people required going out of the house. With the adoption of internet and the speed of technology, talking to people all the time can be a disadvantage/waste of time compared to just learning from the internet and finding people there.

petra 5y ago
Online connections are good for something, mostly learning. But offline is much better for creating relationships and trust, and for politics. So most of the advantage is still left for extroverts.
- xiphias2 5y ago
  Sure, politics is still important, but not as crucial as before. Elon Musk spent most of his young life reading technical books in the library and learning programming, while people who get into politics/banking are doing sports and lots of social events / social clubs.
  - watwut 5y ago
    He is not programmer. He is manager and the he is at most successful when he charms people. His whole thing is making other people do stuff rather then do stuff.
  - petra 5y ago
    I don't think Elon Musk is relevant, if we're talking about regular employees trying to advance their careers.
    - xiphias2 5y ago
      He is in the article as an example, the article is not about regular employees, but leaders.
      - petra 5y ago
        To become a leader one usually has to start as an employee and advance. Unless one starts as entrepreneur.
marcinzm 5y ago
Building a network that has any sort of stickiness still require connecting with people one-on-one. And forming a connection that triggers an empathy/trust response still requires socializing with people. And in my experience Zoom can be even more draining to talk to people on than an in person meeting.
dartharva 5y ago
But learning is just one dimension of your life. Networking and building relationships is crucial for nearly all other important things, both personal and professional.

petra 5y ago

Online connections are good for something, mostly learning. But offline is much better for creating relationships and trust, and for politics. So most of the advantage is still left for extroverts.

xiphias2 5y ago
Sure, politics is still important, but not as crucial as before. Elon Musk spent most of his young life reading technical books in the library and learning programming, while people who get into politics/banking are doing sports and lots of social events / social clubs.
- watwut 5y ago
  He is not programmer. He is manager and the he is at most successful when he charms people. His whole thing is making other people do stuff rather then do stuff.
- petra 5y ago
  I don't think Elon Musk is relevant, if we're talking about regular employees trying to advance their careers.
  - xiphias2 5y ago
    He is in the article as an example, the article is not about regular employees, but leaders.
    - petra 5y ago
      To become a leader one usually has to start as an employee and advance. Unless one starts as entrepreneur.

marcinzm 5y ago

Building a network that has any sort of stickiness still require connecting with people one-on-one. And forming a connection that triggers an empathy/trust response still requires socializing with people. And in my experience Zoom can be even more draining to talk to people on than an in person meeting.

dartharva 5y ago

But learning is just one dimension of your life. Networking and building relationships is crucial for nearly all other important things, both personal and professional.