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Last month before I moved, I was having a conversation with a friend of mine over a few drinks. We were discussing a few occurrences at work in addition to several coworkers when a particular topic arose. Not to delve into details, she did provide one piece of information that stuck with me. “People around here don’t like quiet people..”. She replied while grinning over the rim of her third shot of whiskey. “That’s why they stay away. They need chaos. They don’t know what to do with someone who doesn’t”

So.. Is this really true? And what is it about quiet people that is so abhorrent or unsettling? How could silence, which is usually calming and necessary for relaxation and introspection, be so threatening?

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in10RjFox · M

Those who operate in stealth mode invite curiosity of many as they don't participate in any activity and remain unknown .. as the saying goes .. they like a known devil but never an unknown angel ..

RedRhapsody · 31-35, F

@in10RjFox Seems like a rather dismal condition that we must operate under constant skepticism.. Surely not all introverted individuals hold nefarious intentions in mind.

in10RjFox · M

@RedRhapsody introverted are considered as observers and spectators.. They imbibe a lot of things which others may not. Like would you like a child amidst adults witnessing everything?

So one has to slowly start making passing remarks and get into the foray ..

RedRhapsody · 31-35, F

@in10RjFox So basically “Either you’re a talking head like us, or you’re against us because you don’t speak/gossip/berate enough”?

in10RjFox · M

@RedRhapsody in a nutshell..yes. it's like you either have to be a republican or congressman.. but never neutral..

And you have to openly hate trump. If else you are his supporter. You can't be indifferent..

RedRhapsody · 31-35, F

@in10RjFox But what if you could?.. What if you secured that option for yourself? What people still scorn you then?

in10RjFox · M

@RedRhapsody I don't get you.. you mean what if I stick to being what I am ?

RedRhapsody · 31-35, F

@in10RjFox What if you chose to be neither one thing nor the other, but whatever you wish to be? Is that still seen as a negative thing?

in10RjFox · M

@RedRhapsody depends on whose side you are or get beside you.. smart ones find a group for protection.