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lotharbot on June 15, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Myths About Introverts

> this is often called being rude.

By extroverts. Meanwhile, many introverts consider it rude to waste their time with meaningless chatter.

jamesaguilar on June 15, 2011 [–]

Not just by extroverts. Some of us introverts also agree with the common definition of the word "rude."

It's pointless to say that X is not Y by redefining Y. When Y has a commonly understood definition, the more useful thing to do is debate whether it is important to be Y.

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