I think introversion is another pointless label people like to give themselves, of which there are plenty
a person might have a peer group where because they've made several faux pas, they're scared of interacting with again. They might not value the social interaction, because they find it dull and would prefer to be doing something else. both these things might depend on their peer group, their alternatives, and how they're feeling when they make the decision, and a whole bunch of other conditional changeable factors.
TLDR: Behaviour is complex, labels aren't
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Fri 2 Dec 2022, 21:46,
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Nobody has time for nuance, it's convenient to put everyone else into boxes
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Turtle Power & Knuckles, Fri 2 Dec 2022, 23:30,
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I think self identifying as something seems to hold a lot of attraction,
because it neatly absolves people for their personal behaviour and decisions by claiming it's caused by some dubious self diagnosed condition. Maybe someone has some learning difficulty like ASD that makes interaction dfficult. But maybe someone never bother to cultivate a personality, lacks empathy or interest in other people or is cruel, and when they socialised they find nobody likes them, so they stop going out and start claiming, "oh I must be an introvert" because it makes them feel better, it's just their nature. And if you think that's a rant, don't get me started on kids getting diagnosed with ADHD
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Sat 3 Dec 2022, 10:46,
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*angry b3tan shakes fist at sky*
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Mon 5 Dec 2022, 21:09,
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