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[-] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 84 points 1 month ago
[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 48 points 1 month ago

one of my favorite things is the meta text that calvin is imaginative and quick witted like his dad and empathetic and creative like his mother. he's ultimately allowed the amount of leeway he's given because at his core he's a good kid and they're proud of him, so they let him express himself

[-] toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago

something tells me that calvin was insufferable in his twenties. i grew up with the same kind of "support", and i learned that you only get told the truth when you aren't cute any more.

[-] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 58 points 1 month ago

I really felt this almost sense of justice when extroverts were forced to quarantine and were getting cabin fever after like 3 days.

Explaining to them that the discomfort they felt is what I felt every single day I had to go out into their world with all their eyes always looking at my face and making noises at me.

[-] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 29 points 1 month ago

As a introvert, I do.

I call their loudness out. Tell them to fucking chill.

You can be introverted AND direct.

[-] 0x0@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah, often people confuse "introvert" with "shy" and learn about "sarcasm".

[-] Ziglin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Well I'm both. There's a few people who I really feel comfortable telling how I feel and it's so nice to be able to tell them that I'm overwhelmed and then retreat to watch them from afar. Almost all others I instead feel like I need to escape from.

[-] superduperpirate@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago

It’s for the same bullshit reason that any difference in preferred communication style is always won by the person who responds to an email or text with a phone call. Buddy, if I actually wanted to talk, I would’ve called. It’s not my fault you have the reading ability of a drunk 5 year old.

[-] bia@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

A life hack is that you don't have to answer what I would perseive as an aggressive phone call. Stand you ground and keep the communication in you preferred way.

[-] superduperpirate@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

You’re not wrong at all, but when it happens at work telling them to stop is tricky depending on where they are in the hierarchy.

[-] oxideseven@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago

I always just ask people to email what they just said so it's in writing, so it's clear, and I have all the details, and it's on my to do list. Make me look like I'm detail oriented, like I want to please them and do it exactly how they want.

[-] bia@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I know, its hard. I'm dealing with a colleague like this higher in the org. Some are jerks, but I find most people respect the honesty.

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I feel like I’m that jerk 😒. I need a way to leave a not for the guys to work on when they get to work in their morning, long before morning in my time zone. But they don’t do email so I have no choice but to text. Apparently a text is something urgent that they feel like they need to respond to immediately. I can’t win

[-] bia@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Sounds more lika a necessity. I usually clarify that's it's an FYI in a case like yours. More formal, but prevents misunderstandings.

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I’ve been trying to remember this

[-] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 18 points 1 month ago

Or when they demand the introvert start talking but they complain that s/he won't shut up and talks too much.

[-] boydster@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 month ago

"Hey, aren't you into (special interest)? Tell us about that"

...

"No, not like that"

[-] RoquetteQueen@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 month ago

Personally, I love chatty extroverts. They just talk at me and I get to sit there in silence and daydream. They don't care if you're listening.

[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 month ago

Ever been to a library? They tell extroverts to be quiet

[-] Smoogs@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

This is why libraries are one of my most favorite places. The truly shared space.

[-] WalrusDragonOnABike@reddthat.com 8 points 1 month ago

Feeling like people who are very talkative and/or loud do often get in trouble for that as well. People with a lack of self-awareness of one's own volume and monologuing about things of interest can mean the same people who typically are on the receiving end of trying to be "pulled out of their shell" are also sometimes the people who get told to be quiet.

[-] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 month ago

My wife is an introvert, I am an extrovert. When we are at home she will not shut up, she is constantly talking. I however do all of my talking away from home and want quiet.

[-] Shanmugha@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Because when someone is alone, they might start thinking for themselves. Dangerous shit right there for those lacking the honesty to make actually win-win kind of deals

end extrovert supremacy now!

[-] Prime_Minister_Keyes@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago

Gift them books, a microscope, minerals, a vintage computer... Maybe something will stick and make them more introverted. Or maybe they'll see the gifts as an abstract validation of their ways and store them in the basement or the trash can.

[-] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago
[-] Zenith@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

I’ve definitely been told to stop talking my entire life so idk about this

[-] greatwhitebuffalo41@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago

Ugh I've heard both. I talk too much and I don't talk enough, which do you freaking want?! Cause I can't win either way and I can't win by being myself. Lately I just decided fuck it, I do what I want.

[-] needthosepylons@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Amen to that

[-] Goldholz 3 points 1 month ago

My boyfriend does when my adhd is going to loud for him. I have become more quiet for him <3

[-] MojoMcJojo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Leaving this comment feels extroverted, I hate it.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago

!autismmemes@lemmy.zip

[-] Smoogs@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

This is why I hate self described extroverts so much. They are often explaining all their bullying behaviour as ‘being extrovert’

Or worse: the diagnosed ADHD mixed with type A personality and excuse every hostile thing they do is because of the ADHD.

Essentially it always boils down to the poorly managed type A wearing different disguises.

[-] pseudo@jlai.lu 2 points 1 month ago

Many cultures do. Maybe yours not enough to your needs or taste.

this post was submitted on 17 May 2025
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