I also resonated with the OP. I'd rather learn about something, or someone, in depth (rather than piecemeal). Somewhat analogous to PG's 'Wealth' essay (which

I also resonated with the OP. I'd rather learn about something, or someone, in depth (rather than piecemeal). Somewhat analogous to PG's 'Wealth' essay (which was referenced yesterday by a commentor on HN), people who have startups are choosing to do a lot of work in a smarter way over a more concentrated period rather than, let's say, work 50 years for the Post Office, getting a slow pay out. In the same way, I would argue an introvert isn't the "Post Office"-type, as it were. I'd like to add that I don't have a whole lot of interest in talking to people I don't know. This is probably because it's connected to trying to get to know one or more people in a group/social setting. If we're just going to talk for 5 minutes, even 10, I'm not sure what we're going to gain from that. There's always that line between whatever you deem is investment and reward. There's also inorganic vs. organic ways of meeting new people and being put in a room with strangers isn't my idea of organic. Turning the tables once again, try putting me in a room of (preselected) strangers who each have some/several things in common with me and, all of a sudden, inorganic doesn't matter as much.