Occasionally we stumble upon tones that go too synonymous with our thoughts and that's the moment we just can't resist our self from sharing those notes.
Google translates ‘introvert’ as someone who is ‘shy and reticent’. So, at least according to Google, being shy is a major part of being an introvert. As per my understanding, introverts are not necessarily people who have trouble talking to others, but simply prefer to be on their own. I have been told that I am not an introvert nor an extrovert, but merely an ambivert who likes to enjoy both sides selectively, so perhaps the lines that differentiate the two are just blurred in my case. Being an introvert on web is not about being envious towards extroverts at all, nor being shy has to do anything with hating on confident people. Well, most of the time.
That’s why social media is so fantastic. It blurs that line between introverts and extroverts. It’s great! On Facebook, you don’t have to maintain eye contact. On Twitter, you can skip all the small talk. On Instagram, you can stare at people for hours, wondering why every single person other than you turned out so ridiculously good-looking. Personally I consider myself close to only a few people & it isn't because I don't know how to make friends. Rather than being with 100s of transient acquaintances, I feel more sensible is to be with 10s of buddies I can rely upon & we certainly don't need clichés like FB, Insta, WhatsApp or Twitter feeds for that. Well, that's not the case when it's time to go professional, here those tonnes of connections with people matter, perhaps a whole different write-up to get published on work ethics.
The most beautiful thing about social media is that no one asks you why you’re sitting alone in a corner– because no one knows! You can say anything you want, and you’ll be heard by everyone. You can be anyone you want and you’ll be seen by everyone; but within a few scrolls, you’ll be forgotten, people will get distracted by click bait and celebrity scandals and that’s that. What an ideal balance.
Social media has the power to make you feel larger-than-life, beautiful giant all in a transient way and at the same time, it can make you feel small and irrelevant, someone who can be easily trampled on. You will receive love and support for every selfie you put up but you will also receive crude remarks from people you don’t even know for accomplishments you’re proud of. So rather than being on a transient ride, I choose to be on a transcendental ride now a days keeping a safe distance from those click bait social medias. Of course this time here the relation between these two rides ain't blurry for a web introvert like me.
But as soon as I took a step back, I realise how amazing this platform is for people who have something to say and who want to be heard. Regardless of whether they crave constant company or hate leaving the quiet of their bedroom.
For an ambivert like me, we have that added advantage of being a web introvert selectively by choosing from where and when to pop in or pop out. In this virtual world, where there is a tendency to try and grab attention, we instead watch, observe, learn, listen and we’re very lucky to have it at a point in history where vanity is so celebrated.
- Via Rabia Kapoor