I should first state that I hate identity politics; most of it strikes me as people just grasping for some sense of belonging, even if that belonging comes from some conjured-up label...

But this has been bugging me for awhile. I don’t remember there ever being any kind of discourse about the concept of introversion or extraversion; it seems like it just sort of came into existence fifteen or twenty years ago, and it was just immediately accepted as being a real thing rather than a contrived idea.

It strikes me very much as a ‘tribe’ that people choose to belong to and make a part of their identity. They call themselves ‘introverts’ almost with a sense of pride.

But in an age that promotes isolation, where connections are more often made through a screen rather than in person, is it not reasonable to suggest that introversion is largely a product of modern lifestyle and a learned behaviour, rather than an inherent part of one’s personality? Why do people latch onto this idea that they’re just naturally inclined towards antisocial behaviour?

If I’m wrong on this, I’d like to know. But the way people talk about being introverted as if it's a perfectly normal and reasonable way to be, really sets off my bullshit alarm.