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Re:Why is it hard to make friends over 30? (2012) by scardine on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @06:08AM (#16428597)
People take me by an extrovert all the time. I learned to look less nerdy by mimicking my extrovert twin brother. I was the weirdest guy of the school and he was the most popular.

Have you ever wondered if deep inside you are an introvert that just got very good at pretending to be an extrovert at early age due to social pressure? Western society rewards extroverts.

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Re:Why is it hard to make friends over 30? (2012) by jbverschoor on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @06:39AM (#16428709)
Introvert/extravert is how you recover your energy. You can perfectly be sociable and an introvert.
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Re:Why is it hard to make friends over 30? (2012) by shrimp_emoji on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @07:05PM (#16434101)
I thought both introverts and extraverts get energy by digesting food!
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Re:Why is it hard to make friends over 30? (2012) by tessierashpool on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @09:34AM (#16429694)
Western society rewards extroverts.

Are you sure about that? I get the impression that the English culture regards extroverts as freaks of nature and terrifying monsters.

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Re:Why is it hard to make friends over 30? (2012) by ionised on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @10:46AM (#16430246)
How do you figure?
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