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LIfe would be far better

Its wrong to say that introverts are not doers!! Introverts are those who tend to think more and have meaningful relations! World would become a heaven!! Many achievers are introvert!! In fact this site is about gifted kids and most of them are indeed introverts! So how can anyone say that introverts are not doers! Maybe you saw some introverts who didnt do anything.. but most achievers are introverts including movie stars and orators//
—Guest Amit

Silence!

the earth would be peaceful and quiet, no disturbance of nature, but then again introverts won't have much of a conversation with its people so.... not many laws would've been passed
—Guest Err

Silence!

the earth would be peaceful and quiet, no disturbance of nature, but then again introverts won't have much of a conversation with its people so.... not many laws would've been passed
—Guest Err

If Introverts ran the world...

it would be too serious, and no one would make an effort to stick their hand out to meet new people out of the blue
—Guest Young Raj

If introverts ran the world...

If introverts ran the world we'd all think before we acted, and because of this it would be a lot easier to get right down to the bottom of things because every theory and debatable subject would be thought over again and again until a final answer rose to the surface. It would be a lot less noisy and their probably wouldn't be clicks or anything because everyone would have the same thought process, an introverted thought process. Our society would be a lot more accepting because introverts are able to see things from every perspective. At the same time though everyone might have a bit of a procrastination problem because introverts spend more time thinking than doing. But because of that when we finally did do something it would be the right and sensible thing to do.
—Guest lalala

....much less would get accomplished

There's nothing wrong with being an introvert or an extrovert. We need both. We need thinkers, but we need doers more. But frankly, life in a civilized society is back-breaking business, which is why we need more doers to do all that needs done. Introverts can ponder and create all by themselves, but someone has to bring their creations to the rest of the world.
—Extrovert

well...

I tHiNk I wOuLd EnJoY bIeNg In A cLaSsRoOm ThAt Is AcTuAlLy QuIeT fOr OnCe. No AnNoYiNg PeOpLe To AsK mE wHy I aM sO qUiEt Or AsK iF i Am AlRiGhT.
—Guest Nathan

If introverts ran the world...

People would have conversations about things that really matter, about their feelings, ideas, dreams and how to make the world a better place. I think society would be much less competitive, too, quieter, calmer and more peaceful. It wouldn't be so weird for someone to want to read at home instead of go to a party. Peace:)
—Guest Erin

If Introverts ran the world

We would not have a response board like this because the true introverts would be thinking about thier day instead of looking up information about themselves that they already had time to think about
—Guest quiet

just a thought

If introverts ran the world the world would be a more advanced civilazation because we wouldn't be worried about the small things in life like reality shows,publicity,or any other mindless subjects that makes an extroverts world go round,there would be an actual meaning to life instead of trying to make everyone happy, most of the greatest inventions,mathamatical formulas,medical discoveries.etc were done by us
—Guest peewee88

If introverts ran the world...hm...

...it would be a lot easier to think and not be judged. The world would look at introverts as people who use their time, and not just socially-challenged individuals. We wouldn't just be the 'untouchables', or the 'loners' we'd actually be someone who thinks and creates. No one would question you if you took a long tour through the library, or when you decide to read in the corner because you felt a little excitement in books. Friends would actually seem like friends in your eyes, and not just socially two-faced classmates or workmates. I believe if introverts ran the world, everyone would appreciate the fact that we like our brain-usage and don't need judgers who side the fact that we can be nice, or even friendly. Don't forget that school would run so much more smoothly compared to using that time to chit-chat. In conclusion, more people will realize that introverts aren't people who see themselves higher than others, we are only people who like to think.
—Guest Misunderstood_Girl

it would be quieter

There would me no public cell phone use. This alone would make the world quieter and we could all think more clearly.
—Guest quiet musician

Quality oriented society

There would be more focus on the quality of a person rather than quantity of people. Less would be considered best . Not the more the better value would be considered more.
—jpsg

Quality oriented society

There would be more focus on the quality of a person rather than quantity of people. Less would be considered best . Not the more the better value would be considered more.
—jpsg

People

There would be more focus on the quality of people not focus on numbers and quantity of people. We would value less as more not more as less.
—Guest sean

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