The concept is that people in their day-to-day lives, and particularly when dealing with stressful situations, find themselves emotionally drained and have to "recharge."

The exact distinction between introverts and extroverts is that introverts "recharge" by being alone, while extroverts "recharge" by being around other people.

Or more precisely, introverts not only don't get their emotional energy from others but can't get it with others around, while extroverts not only do get their emotional energy from others but can't get it when they're alone.

And what that means is that introverts gain emotional energy by manufacturing and stockpiling it, while extroverts gain emotional energy by draining it from others.

Or more simply, that extroverts are vampires and introverts are their cattle.

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I disagree for the following reasons:

An overwhelming majority of people are ambiverts, as in a mix of both to varying degrees.

Also extroverts and other, mostly extroverted people can (and mostly do) hang out with other extroverts, manufacturing and stockpiling emotional energy freely without the help of introverts.

Also even someone who is a complete introvert doesn't have to feel "drained" from social interactions. Some can handle them perfectly well but just don't need them.

Lastly introverts are free to choose not spending time with extroverts. It takes two to tango.

So taking all this into consideration I think your thesis is really just your lived experience that you're projecting onto society. Feeling excessively drained by social inceractions is often an indication of underlying mental struggles rather than being an introvert. That's not better or worse but it is different. It's not necessary to like being around people but a healthy adult should have enough "emotional energy" available to get through a typical day.

[–] WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 4 days ago

Huh.

What I get from this is that you're so determined to counter my "thesis" that you've stooped all the way to broadly hinting that I'm mentally ill, and I have to wonder why - what it is that compels you to respond to a broad statement about a nebulous group of people with a specific, demeaning and wholly unsupported broadside aimed at a single individual you don't even know.

No matter though - I stand by my "thesis" such as it is - extroverts are for all intents and purposes emotional vampires - and I not only don't think your objections are convincing - I don't even think they're particularly relevant.