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> I think OP is justified when he says that the modern world is becoming more and more difficult for an introspective.

There certainly are problems with modern society and people's lack of introspection but I disagree that it's become more of an issue in recent years than ever before. I simply think that people are more aware of much of it now because of constant bombardment with media exposing them to types of people they would previously have had little involvement with.

This may sound pretentious but people are as basic and uninterested in life/meaning/philosophy as ever before (there's nothing wrong with that inherently and it's probably the most pragmatic approach to a comfortable simple life). We are simply more exposed to these people than ever before because the internet has given a platform to everybody.

> If you don't play by the game, or are slowed down by your own introspections (how often have you heard the person who "thinks too much" instead of just "acting and getting stuff done"), then you feel emasculated and lose out

Being introspective isn't necessarily a good thing. It can be crippling and prevent any useful or meaningful progress. Over thinking something or being bogged down by unnecessary complexity is not a good thing. Assuming of course that what you want from life isn't to embroil yourself in constant thinking and never actually doing anything.

Overall I think the kind of attitude that OPs post has is worthless and defeatist for reasons it doesn't even entirely understand. Most people grow out of it though if they allow themselves to actually get to know a wide variety of people and realise that they're quite diverse and interesting without needing to be constantly pondering the infinite.

This was written in a hurry so i'm unsure if it gets my point across at all.

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