> And, to be frank, people who insist on labeling an acquaintance as introvert(2) are not exactly engaging in non-jerk behavior either. In fact, it's that very thing that leads young introverted people to self-describe as "shy" and then do their unconscious best to fulfill that description, to their detriment.
Fact is that in common usage the word "introvert" primarily means "shy".
To me, fighting to change the definition of words, is among the least productive of all things.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/introvert https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/intro...
> And, to be frank, people who insist on labeling an acquaintance as introvert(2) are not exactly engaging in non-jerk behavior either. In fact, it's that very thing that leads young introverted people to self-describe as "shy" and then do their unconscious best to fulfill that description, to their detriment.
This seems a very unlikely chain of events!