Introverts unite! Far away from each other. In our homes. By ourselves.

Read this on another forum and lost it.

I occasionally see friends on FB posting these whiney articles about how "unfair" and "misunderstood" life can be as an introvert. I worry that might become the next big victim movement. :\

Nah the whole "ugh i'm so introverted you know how extroverts get energy from being AROUND people? well i get my energy for being ALONE" has been around for years, like mid 00s. it's not really victimhood stuff so much as it is your typical internet special snowflake horseshit, taking general traits that the majority of people feel at one point or another and turning it into an identity. see demisexuals, aromantics, etc. i don't know who wrote this but this is my legit favourite response to that kinda garbage.

Do you spend more time on the internet than you should? Does the sudden brutal stabbing murder of a loved one give you feels? Can you remember at least one incident from high school that bothered you in some way? Relax; you’re not crazy — you’re an introvert! Welcome to the club!

Still not sure? Take a look at these telltale signs, compiled by someone who nearly looked up ‘introvert’ in a dictionary.

You might be an Introvert if…

You read books
Only introverts know how to read. If you enjoy this quirky, archaic pastime, you might just be an introvert!

You go shopping by yourself
Sure, it seems pretty ‘weird’, but you can do without the normal entourage required to pop down the shops for milk and bread. You see a gang of twelve to fifteen fashionable kids crowded in the freezer aisle, gabbing into their mobile phones while all cooperatively picking up the same packet of frozen peas and placing it into their single shared trolley and think, “No thanks; I like cats!”

You like cats
Or dogs. Or one single dog. Anything mammalian, really, and birds too even. Most people punch a baby rabbit in the face every morning before breakfast, so if you see a baby rabbit and go, “Aw, so cute,” you’re probably an introvert.

You like to stay at home
Normal people literally explode if they stay in the same room for more than an hour, which is why they’re always dancing in the street, paragliding, swimming to the moon etc. If you get home from a hard day’s work and just want to relax on the couch with a hot cup of tea, guess what, you big ol’ introvert? That’s right it means you are one.

You’re intelligent, creative and thoughtful
Wouldn’t you know it, introverts are all of these! Heaps more than the average ‘popular’ moron.

You have a rich inner world
Your inner world is just so rich, what with all of your observations about things; it’s a pity most people are too busy going “Blah blah blah, shopping, television!” to notice. But someone willing to humbly defer to your hidden genius will discover that you are a brilliant conversationalist who knows about a band.

You need your quiet time and personal space
Extroverts sometimes run up to you, wild-eyed, and just start yelling; just “AAAAARGH!!! AAAAAAAAARGH!!!” at the top of their lungs, their face an inch away from your own. Most people would be like, “Who’s this sexy extrovert? I wanna get down with this person,” but an introvert like you is more likely to think, “Yikes! I’m uncomfortable.”

So if you’re an introvert, don’t worry! There are others like you, out there somewhere, suffering the same nearly-monthly indignity of people saying, “Are you okay?” or “Wow, you came!” to them. Just remember: being an introvert makes you special and interesting, like a black or a gay. Let’s show some introvert pride!

Lol that hit the nail on the head

A bottle of Smirnof or a visit from my family :)

Skyping with my best friend. Getting through a week here and being able to actually relax on the weekend.

The smell of napalm in the morning.

 

 

:)

The size difference between this and the "Annoy the Hell out of You" thread. It makes me smile every time.

This is making me way more excited than it should.

 

When I was 9 I read a book called "The Day My Butt Went Psycho" about butts trying to conquer earth. Anyway, this book features a team of heroes who fight them, all named after their fighting techniques. They were the Slapper, the Kicker, and the Kisser. The Kisser turns out to be working with the butts. A few minutes ago I was laying in bed and had my mind blown as I finally got the joke.

This is making me way more excited than it should.

 

When I was 9 I read a book called "The Day My Butt Went Psycho" about butts trying to conquer earth. Anyway, this book features a team of heroes who fight them, all named after their fighting techniques. They were the Slapper, the Kicker, and the Kisser. The Kisser turns out to be working with the butts. A few minutes ago I was laying in bed and had my mind blown as I finally got the joke.

That's hilarious.  I don't think a children's book like that would stand these days though.. :rolleyes: .

 

This is making me way more excited than it should.

 

When I was 9 I read a book called "The Day My Butt Went Psycho" about butts trying to conquer earth. Anyway, this book features a team of heroes who fight them, all named after their fighting techniques. They were the Slapper, the Kicker, and the Kisser. The Kisser turns out to be working with the butts. A few minutes ago I was laying in bed and had my mind blown as I finally got the joke.

That's hilarious.  I don't think a children's book like that would stand these days though.. :rolleyes: .

 

 

There's actually a cartoon about this type of things. Everyone's butts come to life and they fight butts. It's really strange.

Reminds me of that speech from Team America

"...and then they all got thrown in jail for 20 years for harassment."

Because clearly that's something that people just do to make themselves seem special and not something that actually happens, amirite?

 

see demisexuals, aromantics

 

By far my favorite snowflake identities. 

 

I do smile that these cargo cults of cultural victimhood have gotten so ridiculous. But maybe if they build the runway long enough they will trick the planes filled with sacred victimhood into landing on their runway.

 

Thanks. Also, congrats on being sexual and romantic. Hope you have a good time with your empathy.

Mountain dew :P

Seeing people on your ignore list get BANNED :twisted:

Seeing people on your ignore list get BANNED :twisted:

I am a fan of that one, but nothing can quite make me smile the same way a certain very special girl does.

Helping people in H&A and seeing the thank you message they write letting you know you were helpful.

Drop parties!!!

I did well on a pair of midterms I wasn't sure about.

Seeing someone post your crappy OC a year after you first posted it

Explanitory avvies involving sporks. :)

I recently discovered that removing thermal paste from a heatsink is, like, reaaally satisfying.