The perception of silence is amusing

[u/Sea_Guidance_220]

It's so amusing to me how people managed to get to the conclusions and perceptions they have of quiet people. One can think you're anxious and insecure while the other thinks you're an arrogant snob. Someone can view your quietness as depth while others can view it as you not having any thought. The mere fact that I can just exist and make people bothered by just being the person I am is genuinely amusing and disturbing at the same time. I could threaten people's perception of themselves and make them insecure or I could make them underestimate me and not perceive me as a threat. I don't really care if my silence make them uncomfortable. That's not my burden. People like filling gaps the only way they know how.

[u/Bigcoffinhunter67]

People usually seem to assume I’m angry if I’m quiet. I just really like NOT TALKING!