• GreyShuck@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    I am rather surprised and disappointed with Waldinger’s conflation of introversion and ‘being shy’ here. It does not inspire me to seek out his book.

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      1 year ago

      That part didn’t sit well with me either. As an introvert, I am well aware that shyness and introversion are not the same thing. Still, I thought he had some interesting ideas. I myself am prone to doomerism and despair, if left to my own devices. If strategies for combating despair exist, I think they’re worth exploring.