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Lots of vague assertions about introversion and the need for human interaction here, but oddly, the author seems to have never asked the interviewees to list ou

Lots of vague assertions about introversion and the need for human interaction here, but oddly, the author seems to have never asked the interviewees to list out all their interactions. Online is also just barely glossed over with no mention of what any of the interviewees do online. Anyway, my own experience with this kind of schedule is that minor social encounters can mean a bit more. If you go to the shop at 5:30pm after work, you may be in a lineup with 10 other people and feel completely ignored. At 3am, things move at a more leisurely pace. People might actually notice that you exist. Then there's online life, which can fill in a lot. But again, the author just... skipped over it, along with anything substantive about other cultures. I'd love to see a real dive into what the lifestyle is like for other people (although I'm currently a morning person and feeling significantly healthier this way!).

notahacker 5y ago
It does feel a little like the author's searched really hard to find people that fit a theory that nocturnal lifestyles and introversion are linked and struggled to find many good examples. Hardcore introverts, of course, might not be the people most likely to volunteer to answer personal questions. But also, there are a lot of ways to minimise social interactions that don't involve unusual sleeping schedules (and a lot of nocturnal jobs that are intensely social, or people working antisocial night shifts because it's the best job they can get rather than because theyre averse to social interaction)
em-bee 5y ago
i only care about deep meaningful connections while superficial interactions make me uncomfortable or feel like a waste of time. time that i could use to do something meaningful.
wink 5y ago
Had exactly this discussion in a circle of people where most identify as clear introverts (jftr, I don't) - and they unequivocally said that chat doesn't really count for the social exhaustion. I think most of it that you can just step away, often even mid-conversation - and the simple fact that it's not voice or even personal interaction. I guess it's really multi-faceted and people my age (late 30s) who grew up with chat and being online and having a lot of friends you only meet once per year (or only every few years) then interaction can be different and you're maybe even interacting more, just not in person. So does that even fit the classic definition of introvert?

notahacker 5y ago

It does feel a little like the author's searched really hard to find people that fit a theory that nocturnal lifestyles and introversion are linked and struggled to find many good examples. Hardcore introverts, of course, might not be the people most likely to volunteer to answer personal questions. But also, there are a lot of ways to minimise social interactions that don't involve unusual sleeping schedules (and a lot of nocturnal jobs that are intensely social, or people working antisocial night shifts because it's the best job they can get rather than because theyre averse to social interaction)

em-bee 5y ago

i only care about deep meaningful connections while superficial interactions make me uncomfortable or feel like a waste of time. time that i could use to do something meaningful.

wink 5y ago

Had exactly this discussion in a circle of people where most identify as clear introverts (jftr, I don't) - and they unequivocally said that chat doesn't really count for the social exhaustion. I think most of it that you can just step away, often even mid-conversation - and the simple fact that it's not voice or even personal interaction. I guess it's really multi-faceted and people my age (late 30s) who grew up with chat and being online and having a lot of friends you only meet once per year (or only every few years) then interaction can be different and you're maybe even interacting more, just not in person. So does that even fit the classic definition of introvert?