For what it's worth, I didn't say what I said casually. I've worked through similar issues with a coach over the past few years and being honest with myself about the real motivations behind things has been a profoundly useful experience.

I hope we can talk about this in person together some day. I feel like you've got me all wrong, and the fault lies in my inability to convey my empathy for the author through my words alone.

The problem is that the author has an extremely condescending attitude and the article reflect this.

The irony in that is that the he's spitting in the dish he eats from - one doesn't need to go at a party where you consider all the people as annoying, imbecile, or a combination of both.

With this context in mind, the article looks like more a self-righteous piece engineered to appeal the technical-minded people, just because it has a technical theme.

I would rather call the article "I'm not an introvert. I'm just a misplaced snob".