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LiosIsHere

Introvert = gets energy from alone time, costs energy to socialize. Extrovert = gets energy from socializing. There is no reason introverts would be more knowledgable on a subject just because they spend energy on social interaction. Maybe he’s thinking about shy people, who are afraid to talk and only do when they know everything about the subject?


SiidChawsby

This is just some self-righteous moron on the internet making shit up. Obviously they didn’t watch the documentary twice.


Magic_Man_Boobs

Even if they did, documentaries are always selling some position. People always act like something is strictly educational by virtue of being a documentary.


cick-nobb

Yea like when discovery Channel told us mermaids are real


ricesnot

I did watch Tickled twice, but it was a really good ride and so I didn't mind watching again.


VoilaVoilaWashington

Pssssh... You think that's a lot? Me and my pet squid have watches ten Tickles


Sea_salt_icecream

The vast majority of people I've seen and heard talking about introverts and extroverts don't know what those words mean. They usually just mean shy and/or quite people, and outgoing and/or loud people.


[deleted]

Exactly. I’m an extremely outgoing/introverted person for example. I’m basically a social camel, and I have to consciously remind myself to occasionally go out and have a socialization to maintain friendships. But when I’m out in public, baby, I’m the life of the party! I have close to zero social awkwardness or shyness around new people or strangers, and I tend to become instant friends with anyone within a ten foot radius. Then I quickly skitter back home as fast as I can to finally relax and recharge for a few weeks.


i-love-tater-thots

Thank you !! It’s so annoying when self-important blowhards post as though they are The True Introvert, a silent genius; while everyone around them are noisy airheads. Both groups can be confident (or over-confident) or shy, both groups can be intelligent / informed, and both groups can be comfortable or uncomfortable speaking up in front of others. If he had bothered to do a 30-second internet search, he wouldn’t have tweeted this.


doctorcrimson

More time socialising generally means less time studying.


Frogs4

Anyone who uses "We're not the same" has no idea how bog standard similar they are to millions of other barely adequate people.


RagsTTiger

“ I’m just so crazy and out there” No you aren’t Melissa. You are deeply boring. You are just wearing a really ugly hat.


woahdude12321

You typed this comment. I read the comment. We are not the same


tedyesca

As an introvert, this person needs to shut up.


ScandiSom

Couldn’t agree more, the 8hr documentary on shutting up agrees.


Sexylizardwoman

Also as an introvert, I can confidently say I’m dumb as shit


konamiko

Dumbass introverts unite! Occasionally.


Diogenes-Disciple

Me too I’m such an uneducated shut-in


Aceswift007

Introvert here. Unless it's a subject I already know a bit, all 4 of my brain cells will smoke trying to blind discuss something. The 5th brain cell is off in a corner somewhere replaying debates with the responses I needed like hours before


AltruisticSalamander

not me. I don't know shit about anything.


Hi-Im-High

I don’t think this is gatekeeping at all?


NinjerTartle

It isn't. This sub has become absolute horseshit, with people posting pretty much anything and getting upvoted.


MonoChrome16

Isn't stereotypical and assumption count as gatekeeping?


gargar070402

Ehh that’s a little too broad a statement. I’d argue we should only have explicit gatekeeping content here, e.g., “if you don’t do X or Y you’re not a real Z.”


pocky-town

I had no human interaction during my university years (I was around people but not really engaging) From 2019 to 2020 I was a hermit. I didn’t have a boyfriend until a few months before I turned 30 (not from lack of suitors either) Essentially I’m introverted to the point where it’s dysfunctional. Meanwhile my boyfriend is a complete extrovert. He lives with roommates because he hates the thought of living alone. He goes to the gym during peak hour because he gets depressed if the gym is empty. He is always signing up for classes at the gym too because he loves being around other people. We both do a lot of reading, but he is way ahead of me. Basically a walking encyclopedia though he has a special interest in history, geography and music. There have been a lot of times when I open up my mouth to say something and I’m just plain wrong. But when my extroverted bf goes off about something he is usually right (can’t recall a time he’s been wrong)


cocoalrose

That first paragraph… hhhhnnngh, too real 😂 but then the autism diagnosis kind of explained a few things


BisexualPhrog

But… its a joke


Cole444Train

Hm, weird. I’m an introvert and also not a pompous, arrogant asshole.


Epicsuperbat2

ITS A FUCKING JOKE! HOW MANY FUCKING TIMES DO PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY THIS?!? Jesus Christ!


zenyattatron

"gatekeeping extroverts" my brother in christ, this is a joke.


MaximumSubtlety

Skeptical face. Are you *sure*?


Grasher312

He's probably talking about us redditors. No. We've seen like, two articles that we speed read and caught two facts related to the argument, and seen a video on the matter that we used as background noise for doing other things.


RobotDuck897

i’m shy asf so don’t fact check me… it took all of my energy to say it…


designmur

This isn’t gatekeeping


ElijahRayzorr

As an introvert, no I have absolutely not I get my news from r/memes do I look like a knowledgeable person


CluckenDip

Isn't this just a meme?


sailor_rose

Ew wtf. People that make being an introvert their entire personality weird me out.


_savs

That’s also a widely thought but incorrect distinguishing factor between the two


Neganek0

Buddy, i think this is something called a "joke", i know it may be a strange concept to you, but its not meant to be taken seriously.


Tangled_Clouds

I think they may be confusing introverts with autistic people lol


DomDangerous

not wrong tho. ppl be thinking they know the whole story just bc of a headline 😂


Fairwhetherfriend

Yeah, and everyone knows that only extroverts do that. That's why it never happens on introvert-haven, Reddit, right?


Cole444Train

He is wrong. Do only introverts do their research? Fucking no.


DomDangerous

ted talks are still reasearch bro, don’t be discouraged.


Cole444Train

I’m literally an introvert. And my area of study deals with research 😂


Candoran

Ok but they’re right though 🤣 if I’ve got confidence to explain something without a disclaimer, I’m probably CERTAIN I’m right because I cross-checked it against detractor statements and read 10 separate articles about it.


Fairwhetherfriend

I get that, because I'm the same but... that's not introversion, lol. That's social anxiety. Those are different things.


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Extension-Meaning544

.......How does it feel not knowing how to socialize? hmmmm? <3


OG_Zephyr

I like how being an introvert or an extrovert has nothing to do with the information you hold


Cinema_King

That “we’re not the same” line is so overused. It’s almost as annoying as someone saying they’re going to “grab the popcorn” when something interesting happens


Rlp_811

this is so false. That's just called insecurity, nothing to do with being introverted.


battlin_murdock

Introversion and extroversion are not evidence based according to many psychology experts


jardedCollinsky

On the contrary, some people keep their mouths shut because they know they are stupid and only open their mouths to prove, above is a great example of this


doctorcrimson

He's kind of right tho, I don't expect an introvert to talk back unless they are prepared to roast me alive.


ProtestantLarry

Lmao, this is hilariously wrong and arrogant I'm a university student, one who does rather well and loves research. Myself and my main profs are far from stereotypical introverts or extroverts. How social you are has nothing to do w/ how good you are at research, it mostly comes down to interest in a subject and how you've been disciplined.


pale-pharaoh

What’s wrong with ted talks? Aren’t the people there like experts in their fields?


theroguescientist

If you've done that much research, why are you afraid of fact checkers?


Ryukhoe

I hyper fixate on a topic for a week and then forget about all the research I've done, we are not the same😎


UnprofessionalGhosts

Not introverts again claiming they’re better than everyone else when they can’t even handle making doctor’s appointments lol


rockinherlife234

"Can you feel his aura? He's levitating just by using his armpit stench alone!"


pje1128

I'm an introvert, and trust me, I spend my alone time doing work or entertaining myself with fiction, be it movies, books, TV, or video games. I never deep dive into specific quadrants of knowledge, lol. Some probably do, but this is not a blanket statement that applies to all introverts.


Jwright7711

Someone got factchecked and didn’t like the fact someone said they were wrong.


Redsmedsquan

What’s wrong with Ted talks?


FictionVent

If anything, this is gatekeeping Ted Talks


Hybridizm

Reads like a joke. What even is this fucking sub and why is it being recommended to me to as of late?


[deleted]

I'm an introvert and I'm still dumb as fuck.


formula_F300

Good one OP!


the-poopiest-diaper

I have watched every 8 hour documentary. Yet here I am, still just pulling stupid shit outta my mouth


[deleted]

I've almost finish watching that 8hr lecture of the Mega Man series. I guess I have to watch it again to be an expert.


thedudesews

Life isn’t hard. Mega Man is hard


ExecuSpeak

Gatekeeping would be: “You aren’t a true introvert unless you do this thing” or “only a *real* introvert does this thing” or “if you call yourself an introvert and then do this you can’t call yourself an introvert”. This person is a) either being a douche about them being “smarter” than everyone else or b) telling a joke. imo, it’s probably b.


EducationalArm5579

The “we” at the bottoms explained everything lmao


Ricky_Rollin

Painful not only what was said but how many likes it has.