I burned a bit as I read the article, esp the Bruckner quotes, as it's touching something I've been thinking on more frequently recently. These extroverted persons keep taking issue with introvertedness, as if it's a problem to be solved. They demand us to gain soft skills, to ditch WFH, to engage in small talk. And in a way, these things aren't that bad. Sure we can get out there and be fairly good at it, though it's usually a huge energy suck.
But, on the other hand... what about them? Should this always be a one-sided affair? How about some of the more extroverted taking a genuine stab at doing the kind of thing introverts tend to excel at, such as technical skills, engaging in topics in a deep way, and working alone? Without looking up any statistics I think I'm pretty correct when I say the vast majority of innovative effort has been performed by introverts, and mostly in their alone-time. Then extroverts cone along, take the results and market it, mostly for their own gain. So it's a threat when the status quo looks like it's changing, and rules need to be invented and enforced to prevent the works from falling apart. I feel like it's pushing me toward this - potentially radical - conclusion that society and the economy itself is designed to enslave the truly productive forces of introverts in service of extroverts who for the most part can really only do "make work".
But, on the other hand... what about them? Should this always be a one-sided affair? How about some of the more extroverted taking a genuine stab at doing the kind of thing introverts tend to excel at, such as technical skills, engaging in topics in a deep way, and working alone? Without looking up any statistics I think I'm pretty correct when I say the vast majority of innovative effort has been performed by introverts, and mostly in their alone-time. Then extroverts cone along, take the results and market it, mostly for their own gain. So it's a threat when the status quo looks like it's changing, and rules need to be invented and enforced to prevent the works from falling apart. I feel like it's pushing me toward this - potentially radical - conclusion that society and the economy itself is designed to enslave the truly productive forces of introverts in service of extroverts who for the most part can really only do "make work".