Kyrielle
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Well, when I said unsocial I wasn't saying 100% unsocial.
For exmple: the category of people known as scientist.
Most of them are quite unsocial. Since they are INTs by a large degree.
Most scientific carrers by definition don't allow you to be too social.
But the ability of those people to make logical conclusions is above average.
I have always looked at extroversion as a copy/paste mechanism.
I understand that things are not that much black and white but my thinking goes in this direction.
Modern science is extremly complex and if you don't invest decades in education you can't be on the "frontline".
Only if you distance youself enough you will see that many things that are promoted as logical are not that much logical.
If we presume that there is right and wrong.
I find this to be incorrect. Networking is still just as important in the scientific community as it is in any other field. If you do not know your competition, your "comrads", or your mentors, then how can you hope to have enough input in order to find solutions to your answers. In addition, you must be able to present your findings in a coherent manner and maintain discussions and be able to adaquately defend your position. These things require social skills to some degree. Science does not operate in a vacuum, usually. However, if you are using "social" in the context of "hanging out with coworkers and going to luncheons", then barring office jobs, such activities are not altogether common in other fields either.
I think Athenian has a very valid point. If you wish to move up in any field, even science, being able to foster useful connections is a highly logical choice. Such that being social is the more logical thing to do, though it may go against one's inherent tendencies.
Remember, I say this being probably as introverted as yourself and preferring to work alone. Working as an artist is just as "unsocial" as working in a lab doing research or going out in the field to examine sediments. But at some point, the need to interface with people effectively and essentially appear "social" is vital in getting anything done or making any kind of livable income. It just comes with the territory.