The comic by Dr Carmella rubbed me the wrong way, though. I am a prototypical introvert in the "expend energy socially, recharge alone" sense, so I understand where it is coming from, but it strikes me as really boorish and tone-deaf to describe simple human interaction as "annoying (read: wasteful." And it definitely is simple human interaction being described that way -- apparently anything more than a "hello" and polite deference is over the line. Unless of course the introvert authorizes further interaction after deeming their interlocutor worthy of meeting their needs. So in summary, introverts are, like, a cross between a startled gazelle and a celebrity who has his handlers go through the restaurant before he arrives ordering everyone not to make eye contact.

As Introverts 101 comics go, I found Grant Snider's much more pleasant and less likely to make people think that introverts are just self-important jerks.

--Matt