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Why many smart people are not social?
- hasenj 15y agoThese sound like post-hoc justifications for introversion. Introverts are introverts. Not all smart people are introverts, but the ones who are not social are introverts, and it's just their personality.
- rajesh301 15y agoYes, these sound like justifications for introversion because the society today thinks that everyone needs to be social. I agree with you about the personality.
- korginator 15y agoWhat an ad-hoc argument with a weak basis. Some people are just introverts, and many smart intelligent people are naturally deep thinkers who prefer solitude over noisy chatter at a pub. This can shed more light: http://www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts.html http://www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts....
- rajesh301 15y agoThe power of introverts is a great talk. Thanks for sharing. I agree about the preference to the solitude part (one of the items in the blog post)
- therealarmen 15y agoI think the internet is a great enabler for those with introverted personalities. Some of the most introverted people I know are often quite active on social networks. For those people, sending out a tweet comes easier than speaking up at a party.
- rajesh301 15y agoThis is true too but during our surveys and interviews, we observed this far less than the other case which is to stay away from the social networks.
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