I don't usually post quizzes, but this one's got me thinking.

[kellinator]

Category I - The Hub

You're a 'people person'. Networking runs in your
blood. Consequently, you can move through most
social circles with ease.


What Type of Social Entity are You?
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See, I can't help but think that I must have filled it out wrong.

As everyone who knows me knows, I'm blazingly insecure. Growing up I was never one of the accepted kids, the popular kids, and it's stayed with me. I'm frequently convinced that people can't stand me and are just tolerating me till I go away, even in the face of evidence to the contrary.

It's weird to me to think that I could be any sort of hub, even though I've helped plan events and introduced people and stuff. In fact, sometimes the people I introduce like each other better than they like me and I feel a little jealous.

I'd love to be able to think of myself as a fun social person, but I just seem to have blocks against it. I assume I'm the outsider or the weirdo or I smell funny or something. Maybe this is all just a sneaky way of asking what you think of me? Am I as awkward as I think I am?

Comments

[tardis-chan.livejournal.com]

You seem ok to me, though I've never met you IRL. :)

[sujata.livejournal.com]

I've met you IRL, and I adore you.

You know how astoundingly finicky I am about people, too. That should tell you something. :-)

*hugs*

[mizdandylynn.livejournal.com]

I would hope by now what I think of you. Beyond your intelligence and humor.. you have a true caring, kind and human self that would be fabulous to be around. I would give my left tit to have you here in KC... better yet.. I would give both.. then I'd have a better golf swing as well. If you lived here... we would see each other often and hang out. I don't drink...but I love to visit and hang out. I think you would get me out of the house more.. which would be good.. and I'd vet those nasty boys and not let you date scum. Reciprocal... yep... I would adore you like a younger sister...

[10dimensions.livejournal.com]

"Am I as awkward as I think I am?"

Yes. You are only as awkward as you think you are.

[legolastn.livejournal.com]

It may be that you are a Hub somewhat despite yourself/your insecurities.

[rocketmelee.livejournal.com]

IRL: Well, I've only met you the one time, but out of all of the people that I was introduced to at the wedding, you were definitely the person that I liked best. I also distinctively remember wishing that you were at Millsaps or something, because you were someone that I would have totally loved to hang out with on a regular basis.

Online: You are eloquent, witty, snarky, funny, and compassionate all at once. You are so likable that I actively read and comment on your journal even though my only connection to you is an exboyfriend that doesn't like me much.

But I'm not going to scold you for your selfesteem issues -- I generally feel the same way about myself and am always shocked when I find out that people don't think of me as an outsider or actually like me.

And this reply is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too long. I should go back to pretending to work now.

[azurelunatic]

Hub type people are on the mid-fringes of a hell of a lot of social groups, and network best with other hub-types who are on the fringes of the same or other social groups.

[wintersweet.livejournal.com]

That's what it gave me too, so I dunno...it may be that a certain pattern of scattered answers just gives you that result. *G*

[kmeghan.livejournal.com]

I got the same result, and I do not see myself as a people person AT ALL. I think my job forces me to interact with people, and while I am good at it, it's just not a natural thing for me. Unless it's a situation that I'm happy with ... like a family get together or something where I know most of the people. Sometimes, I think, we have to be much more social that we would be naturally. I still have a little bit of that 'not quite an adult' mentality going on, but I'm 26!

*ahem*

[thedivinemrsm.livejournal.com]

It's weird to me to think that I could be any sort of hub...

Um...have you looked at your Friends list lately? I just checked it, and you have 404 Friends listed on here. More importantly...you are a "Friend Of" 390 people. So...given the fact that you likely interact with maybe a fraction of those people...it is still an impressive number. If that isn't an indication of being a "hub", then I don't know what is.

Just because you are insecure, doesn't necessarily mean that you couldn't be a "hub" or "people person" at the same time. Example? Me.

I'm pretty insecure myself, albeit I probably couldn't compete with you on that I admit. Like you, I was never considered "popular" in grade school, high school, or even college. But nevertheless I managed to move through several circles with relative ease.

Granted, compared to lots of people on here, I barely know you...if at all. But I will tell you this: if I lived in your area, I'd probably make an effort to meet you in person and hang out. You seem like a very nice, warm-hearted, snarky :-D, sarcastic, wickedly funny person. Much like me :-).

[polychromatic22.livejournal.com]

The stupid thing picked me as a hub, too. I'm perty much as insecure as you are.
I do my best in social situations to *not* think, because if I stop to think I'm going to start getting the feeling that everybody there wants me to leave but doesn't want to be mean and tell me, so they just tolerate me.
I really do believe it. I'm sure more than one person, besides yourself, on your list knows me, too, and knows that it's true. I'm obnoxious and annoying. Fuck, I think I'll go read for a while, now I'm all depressed.

[celeloriel.livejournal.com]

no. I like you.

[snowelf.livejournal.com]

I don't think you are awkward at all. I truly enjoy reading what you have to say.