Really?

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I went to a block party this weekend and it was nothing but shiny, happy people. It seemed like such an idyllic place and I kind of felt bad that mine was nothing like this. I went to the Cubs game with the guy who invited me to the block party and the shit talking about the people on his block started before we even got into our seats.

I always tell my kids the only people you are really going to be able to rely on in the world are the people in this room. I'd add family because we are pretty close on both sides. Maybe a couple of friends, if you get really lucky in life.

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You don't think so? In the message board world of introverts he and Seacrest definitely stand out. They're the only guys I've met from the board I would call extroverts.

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I agree with you when it comes to Seacrest but I don't think IMU is much different than someone like you. He's a big extrovert if you are comparing him to SPmack.

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I've been very outgoing at our meetups

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MANY would disagree.

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Not true. I don't think I've been to one where I haven't met every board member present. I've never cut out early. I held a conversation with jalapeno's and more.

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I do. I feel like you make it sound like we should all be sleeping in 10 year old cars. Most people don't have the wealth you are talking about and have normal lives. I have more than some and less than others. It is what it is. It doesn't make me good or bad, it just is.



They are still good to each other though. Do you only value relationships that are life and death deep? There is value in superficial but nice enough ones.

You see yourself as outgoing?

I've done the same but I don't know MANY people who would call me outgoing.

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IMU is outgoing. I am an extrovert as well.

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Define 'outgoing'.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

This.

I met Dennis and unless he was being shy that day I wouldn't call him outgoing. JORR is a guy you want to get drunk with.

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Yeah, I didn't say you were shy. I'm not shy either. But we are introverts. I can tell you don't get your energy from being with others.

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I refused to engage in bad FF NBA talk. FEW would consider me shy.

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Really? I wouldn't have thought so.

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I'm an introvert. Being social is difficult for me and I find it draining.

Have I ever said you were good or bad? All I've said is I think there has to be a better way to run a society than having one that is based upon acquisition.

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Me too. I think you'll find that's the default for the message board user.

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I would label Denis as an extrovert and IMU as an introvert.

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It is so hard to tell the trolling from the truth around here. I mean, we're posting in a thread that is about abolishing police.

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They are still good to each other though. Do you only value relationships that are life and death deep? There is value in superficial but nice enough ones.[/quote]

I do value those relationships. I even value the one's that are based on a single point of commonality.

I do think there are levels of relationships. I'm not quick to call people "the greatest" like I hear thrown around so much by neighborhood besties.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

No but Julie Dicaro has never said Patrick Kane is guilty either. Some people are caught up in stuff, they buy what they can't afford or spend friviously. I think lots of people just exist. They want the nicest things they can afford or buy things they enjoy. I don't spend for the sake of spending or buy for the sake of buying.

I'm being serious. You talk a lot, really fast, and with a lot of emphasis. Those are all extrovert characteristics.

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I am the greatest.

He likes to suck MANY poster's dicks on this board.

I'm not sure that is true at least here. This message board gets buddy-buddy real quick. I don't even like you and I consider you a friend. Outside of guys like beerfan and leashyourkids everyone here seems like they make some friends here even if they've never met.

I think once you get past the age of 25 you realize that getting more friends is pretty overrated especially in the age of instant communication with anyone no matter where you move. When I moved to New York some of my family members encouraged me to join a league or something to make friends. I said "Why? I can play xbox with my friends I've had for 20 years or we can just message back and forth".

I only really care now because I want my kid when he is older to have kids his age he can hang out with. That's why I've made an effort to get to know some of the other families in the neighborhood. If it wasn't for that I'd be good with how things are now.

I'd rather meet MANY from this board rather than the people in my neighborhood otherwise.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

I've never been called an introvert before. This is new.

I think big words might be causing leash trouble again.

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I agree with most of what you wrote, except I do believe that the vast majority here are introverts or at least very weak extroverts. Think about how many people here play video games, watch sports alone at home, or communicate constantly with written communication as opposed to verbal communication. Extroverts would have a hard time doing well on a message board like this, IMO. They would be squashed in the world of the written word where they can't verbalize their thoughts.

A guy who used to teach some Myers-Briggs classes I knew always used to say that you also can't use your work or other hobbies to characterize what you are (I v E). He would use the phrase "What are you doing at 2:00 on a Saturday?" If it is typically an alone activity or one with a few very close friends, you're probably more introverted. If it is being around larger groups or acquaintances, you're probably an E.

I completely agree with what you're saying about relationships as you age. I'd prefer to have people I'm not obligated to see in person if I don't want. That's why I'm an introvert.

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You should be happy then. Introverts are much better people than extroverts.

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