However, an ability to make more casual connections has a high payoff in a society of strangers. Unfortunately, such a person might well end up with an army of helpful acquaintances and not a single true friend among them. True friends require true devotion. It’s much more difficult to maintain the trust needed for this kind of relationship when one is handing themselves out like a business card to everyone who seems useful. The habit and attitude of disposable acquaintance inevitably influences one’s entire social life.

Having lived in a society that emphasizes the quality of being extroverted, I used to think that our value as individuals is measured based on the amount of friends I make (this was especially evident in junior high and my first 2 years of high school). However, after encountering wonderful individuals, I realized that the quality of my friendships was more important.. I think you can identity with me on that.

However, I am particularly talkative with people I am close with, and can therefore be ‘loud’. Would this be a version of an introvert quality or an extrovert quality? I also particularly enjoy make-up and fashion when I am not burdened with duties in school and a lack of money (which has been particularly bad lately).