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Can coding make someone become antisocial?
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There's a huge difference between being an introvert and being antisocial. I believe you meant the former.
Either way, I do not believe there is any correlation between programming and your social preferences, at least not directly. While programming can surely change the way you interpret things, programmers are merely individuals with programming skills.
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Yes. Then you should give up coding. I became a coder because I was antisocial. Too much free time in my hands, low self esteem and a lack of friends. I would rather have a social life. Feels like I wasted my youth.
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I think it's the other way around 😂
Being antisocial may make someone become a coder
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Theres always a choice. If you want to get good at anything in life, youll need to practise it and spend time on it
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Toni Isotalo 😂😂😂😂😂 Don't scare the newbies.😅
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I don't think it's makes you antisocial but yeah at certain point you may consider yourself antisocial since coding is like a drug once you start loving it you won't leave it alone even for a while.. 😅
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Maybe it reveals to you who you really were all along? If you're a social coder, you might gravitate towards being active in the Q&A... even challenging others is social in a way.
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Yep, for me it was different, I was introvert and I decided (Or should I say, d e c o d e d [What a bad pun]) To do some coding, I have experienced very bad social situations, I guess its ok to have some friends, but too much social life and your entire life will be consumed in nothing.
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Coding can make you look at things better than the others and before you know it you may be way ahead of your peers in thinking. This can have a positive effect and make you famous if your peers appreciate it. Just watch out that you don't overdo it to be labeled 'nerd'.
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What made you think like that?🤣😃😂..
We are introverts and not antisocialist
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its wrong. i think coding make you proper guys
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Toni Isotalo Hatsy Rei But What if you work in groups?
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Yes,when you code something you will create your own world which will protect you from external social environment.#Becode#Besafe
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iJustErik gah Introverts are just people who are shy and reticent..
Since they are introverts doesn't mean that they don't have social life at all.
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Like Hatsy was hinting,
Introversion is normal.
Antisocial is problematic.
To borrow a segment from this article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-social_behaviour
'Anti-social is frequently used, incorrectly, to mean either "nonsocial" or "unsociable". The words are not synonyms.[8]'
Just a friendly reminder. 🙂
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It's not true.You have to behave well and give time to your family and friends.In free time you can practice coding.Because if you can create anything good will make you shine in life.Be well.😉
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yes it can. coding is a new world of its own
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Aww. Keep calm and be nice. 🙂
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Hatsy Rei Yes, programming is simply a skill that one may choose to learn. There's really no difference between programming's social influence and that of other skills.
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Yay! Definitions!
I would say I'm an introvert, but not shy or reticent. I just prefer my own company (or the company of just one person at a time) most of the time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraversion_and_introversion
(By the way... I'm definitely not antisocial.)
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