Loners Are Freaks/Headscratchers: Difference between revisions

* Ugh, THIS. I hate the American cultural concept that introverts are weird aliens that people can't possibly classify or recognize. Everyone always has to be happy happy happy and social all the time! If you're not, you're an outcast and we must forcibly put pressure on you to change your ways, because clearly introversion is a problem rather than a legitimate personality trait! The fact that this concept is so prevalent in the media just makes it even worse, since it means that it's hammered into peoples' heads at a young age. The idea that you should be friendly/kind to others is good, yes, and the fact that we're evolved to be social justifies this, but this concept just takes it way too far and I hate it hate it hate it. (Being American, I'm unfortunately rather ignorant of other cultures, so is it like this in other places as well, or just America?)

** It's not an exclusive American phenomenon. I've read an article where the author spoke of his experiences growing up in rural Norway. I don't remember everything, but the one thing that stuck was when he spoke of "forced socialization of those who want to be left alone" (It sounds a lot more dramatic in Norwegian). Sort of sums up the entire thing.