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Are you not generalising in the same way? Because you are introverted and successful, does that mean extroversion is bad advice for all?
by sweezyjeezy 2y ago
Are you not generalising in the same way? Because you are introverted and successful, does that mean extroversion is bad advice for all?
- dandellion 2y agoHe is providing a counter example, which is not the same as generalising.
- yzydserd 2y agoI agree with you, but how do you know to use “he”?
- ternnoburn 2y agoAmusingly, "he" is incorrect! You are right to call this out.
- sweezyjeezy 2y agoApart from the line "does it help in some ways, sure" the overall message of their post is that the author is wrong and that you can be equally successful without being sociable, which is a general statement. It's not really supported by the anecdata that OP is a skilled, unsociable, successful person. That only tells us that this person, in their particular line of work, with their particular set of skills, can be successful. It also doesn't consider whether a version of them that was more sociable would be more successful.
- croes 2y agoThat an introvert can be successful is a generally true statement if at least one introvert is successful. Given parent is an introvert and succesful the statement is true.
- sweezyjeezy 2y agoYeah but the statement in question is (quote) "you can be EQUALLY successful as an introvert" - and we're talking about whether people should, generally, strive to be more extroverted at work. That there exists a successful introvert is not in question and isn't a good criticism of the article to me.
- croes 2y agoEqually to what? The maximum success of extroverts or the average or the mean? What exactly is meant by succesful? What's the measure?
- sweezyjeezy 2y agoIs it really not clear from context? "If introverts made an effort to be more extroverted, would it make them more successful?" Success I don't know what OP meant, but pay, seniority, I don't know that it changes the answer much.
- croes 2y agoBy that logic there exist introverts who are more successful than extroverts. If they become more successful if they act against their self is questionable, like asking straight people to become a little more gay or vice versa.
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