Extrovert=More fun?

[Frosty]

Do you think that there is some sort of inherent ability to have more fun as an extrovert? You could connect more actively with new experiences, and generally I would think that ectroverts on the whole are more likely to recieve that rush of dopamine whenever they are able to connect with another person. It seems like on general extroverts are more likely to give off those emotional extremes, when they are really sad they are really sad but when they are happy they are over the moon. Introverts, on the other hand, while they might be able to become extremely content, comfortable, and happy, they are engaged more with themselves than with the outer world. Does this cause them to be more connected with their immediate emotions, or does this alternatively cause them to disassociate more? On the whole, who do you think is happier, Introverts or Extroverts? Who do you think would have the easier time of achieving the higher state of joy? Do you think that everyone experiences joy in the same way? (Dont mean using the same means, but the cognitive manifestation of joy).

 

[Evee]

Black hole sunflower

 

[Frosty]

Black hole sunflower

Thats why its my profile... Something not quite right with that sunflower.

 

[BadOctopus]

I have fun. It's just not what extroverts would call fun.

 

[Frosty]

I have fun. It's just not what extroverts would call fun.

Ahh thats one of my questions!!! So, do you think that the fun that you experience is felt in the same way that an extrovert experiences fun? Do the same chemical buzzers inside your head get knocked around the same way by different pinballs? Who do you think gets the greater reward from their favorite activities? Do you think that extroverts risk more but could potentially retain the greater payoff, or the other way around?

 

[Cygnus]

Aren't Extroverts neurologically more dependent on Dopamine and Introverts more on Ritalin or something?

 

[BadOctopus]

Ahh thats one of my questions!!! So, do you think that the fun that you experience is felt in the same way that an extrovert experiences fun? Do the same chemical buzzers inside your head get knocked around the same way by different pinballs? Who do you think gets the greater reward from their favorite activities? Do you think that extroverts risk more but could potentially retain the greater payoff, or the other way around?

I couldn't tell you that, as I'm not an extrovert. But it stands to reason (at least to me) that since extroverts derive energy from external sources, they would require more stimuli than introverts, who are refreshed and revived by being alone. Therefore solitary activities that introverts would find "fun", like reading, writing, painting, etc. would not be considered "fun" by most extroverts. More like... a mild diversion.

 

[Frosty]

Introversion= more intellectually rewarding?

 

[HongDou]

extroverts = more fun
introverts = less fun

100% true

 

[Qlip]

Sometimes people think I'm fun. When things get going I can become animated, I mix things up, I will dance. I almost never expressly intend to have fun, and I often am annoyed at the idea that people might think that I am a source of fun. I'm looking to connect with people, to learn about new situations, sometimes enjoyable, sometimes not. I look for engagement through externals, not fun.

 

[Yama]

I think it's more dependent on the individual with maybe a slight bias towards whether they are I than E. I enjoy playing my video games with friends just as much as I do alone (okay, well, maybe I think playing them with others is a little more fun). I enjoy reading/writing/etc as much as I like to go out with friends. Although when watching a show or movie for the first time I do prefer to do that alone (or at least in silence) so I can absorb it all without being distracted lol.

Whatever the source of happiness, I think it's all experienced the same way for both I and E... just from different sources.

 

[Nico_D]

The question of this thread is based on what extroverts consider to be "fun". Which may or may not be the same thing what introverts think fun is. So yeah, in that one meaning of the word, extroverts probably do have more "fun".

 

[Oaky]

Ah, no. Such misconception. I gauge I have plenty more fun than most extraverts.
Highlights of fun times includes sitting in the dark playing with random objects thinking about all sorts of things.

*not me

 

[Cellmold]

Honestly, I think this is better correlated to big 5 traits like openness and neuroticism.

I think low openness with high neuroticism results in someone highly adverse to new situations and ideas, such that they would avoid the unfamiliar like the plague. I think such a person could be called less fun than someone who is the opposite.
For myself I think I can be boring and I have high neuroticism, however I also have fairly high openness. So I can be coaxed into doing unfamiliar things and being more relaxed, it just takes a bit of patience and effort.

Although it's still a personal matter of what can be considered fun.

 

[five sounds]

DUH. everyone knows extroverts have more fun.

 

[INFPtheQuietOne]

Well we introverts can be interesting as well. Some introverts are very social, but intuitives are more quiet. I'm an INFP so it's hardest to do these active, extroverted things. We never initiate nor want to be noticed by people who aren't closest to us. As an INFP, we stay very quiet and introverted. And people always see us as silent, boring, and completely innocent. But at least we can be the best listeners and love to dive into books and study. So extrovert is fun and introvert is interesting.

 

[Cygnus]

Shares a function you value == more fun.

 

[Showbread]

Aren't Extroverts neurologically more dependent on Dopamine and Introverts more on Ritalin or something?

Ritalin is a pharmaceutical that increases the neurotransmitter dopamine, so no. Extroverts are more likely to abuse Ritalin though. We need more stimulation.

So, it could be argued that extroverts are more likely to seek out "fun". Although I don't think introverts enjoy their lives any less, just more quietly.

 

[Luke O]

I'm inclined to agree. I'm a fucking pain in the arse.

 

[BadOctopus]

So extrovert is fun and introvert is interesting.

Ah, but both adjectives are relative. One person's "interesting" is another person's "fun".