social animals

 Not all humans like being called an animal. That hurts their ego, but hey! it's the truth! We once were apes, and we still are, we just gave ourselves a software update or something. In English, we say human beings. In Marathi, I feel that we are stating the same point, but furthermore realistically, because we say मनुष्यप्राणी; therefore, considering ourselves a type of an animal.

Primates, or all the monkeys, apes, orangutans, baboons and macaques we see or hear about are usually social in nature, i.e. they live in groups. So, are human beings also meant to be the same? Some people are incredibly outgoing and do not mind randomly striking up a conversation with an absolutely random stranger. They are jokingly called social animals. But is man (human beings) meant to be social? Is man meant to live in groups, at all times?

Nowadays, people seek solitude, or alone time, but that is because they want a break from their busy lives. And then come the introverts: wanting a break not from things, but people in general. According to a personality test that I took, I am 54% introverted. But not entirely. I always wonder, how would the peak of introversion feel? Would I be entirely alone? But who even thought of classifying humans into- you know what, I'll just tell you the answer. After searching it up, I found out that a guy called Carl Gustav Jung invented the entire concept of introversion and extroversion.

It is his theory that defines most of our behavior in public. woahhhhhh i mean

i liked this cat. a lot. no particular reason behind me putting this image as the cover image of the post. 

Apart from introverts and extroverts exist omniverts and ambiverts. I used to think that they're the same thing, but no, apparently. The article I read seemed far too technical, so I'll casually summarize it, the way I have understood it. Ambiverts are people who can be a li'l bit of an introvert and a li'l bit of an extrovert when they want to. This (apparently) makes them incredibly flexible people, since this makes them adapt to all situations. And omniverts, as the name suggests, are kind of like omnivores. So (apparently) they can just ✨become✨ an introvert or an extrovert when they want to. They just change their entire personality instead of making some changes in it. This makes it hard to understand who they truly are. Or as the article put it, it can be very hard to gauge the behavior of these people.

I feel that the category should be introverted extrovert. Or extroverted introvert. Makes it easier to understand. I consider myself as a fairly talkative introvert who is extroverted only when the urge is extremely strong to do so

I've almost reached my point, don't worry. When we say human beings have evolved a lot, we consider the developments in thinking, the technology we use. And, obviously, the behavioral patterns have also changed. Don't compare monkeys jumping from tree to tree or picking lice out of each other's heads with us. What I am trying to state, is that humans are also starting to become more and more isolated (in my opinion) because sometimes they don't find anybody of their own kind. 

But I made a startling discovery after a bit of research. 50-70% of the world's population is extroverted!! And 25-40% people are introverts. So, are human beings isolating themselves, or are they connecting more? I'll leave that to you to decide.

I also feel that social media has made us a little more talkative. Sure, there are people who talk a LOT online but barely utter a word when you see them in person. Or the opposite, too. Omniverts? I have no idea. 

~Guess what!! This is another post of me finding a way to link random things to peer pressure!!!! Whatever could introversion or extroversion have to do with peer pressure? Many, many things. I'll be happy to provide an example. Suppose 'A' (i think i spent way too much time studying algebra, i never thought i would start using variables in real life) loves to socialize. Social anxiety is not a word in 'A's dictionary. But people hate it when 'A' socializes or is carefree. Now 'A' is one of the greatest introverts you'll meet. This is because 'A' didn't find a crowd where he/she truly belonged. A crowd that cared for 'A'. Peer pressure at its worst.  

{not based on a true story. it is AN EXAMPLE. i am talking directly to a somebody who always asks me whether the examples in my blog posts are real} That's it, yeah. The only way I could link the two together~

I'll stop here. I guess this is one of my shorter posts. But hey, the meaning and message matters. And the message of this post is, thank you for reading till here, it means a lot!

toe note (get it? it's a joke. foot note toe note.) - I am writing this post as someone who had a few random thoughts come inside my mind. None of this is any actual research or some advice. Just wanted to note it down, and, well, yeah.