me_irl

No, they're introverts and therefore have to weigh every social interaction with how much of their emotional labor/mental energy they want to spend on it.

Think of it this way: as an introvert, you start the day with 10 spoons. Every time you talk to someone, you lose a spoon. How many spoons are you willing to give up to Frank and his play by play on what your other coworker is doing right now (you know, the coworker that's also sitting next to you both)? Maybe you'd rather use those spoons on playing with your kids.

In this nonsense scenario, extroverts start the day with 0 spoons but generate a spoon whenever they socially interact because extroverts regain emotional/mental energy through social interaction. In theory, you could game the system by having two extroverts talk to each other every moment of the day to create infinite spoons and start your own silverware company.