A lot of introverts do care what others think and tell themselves they don't care in order rationalize their social failures and unwillingness to expose their vulnerabilities. Some might be able to fake it 'til they make it, but all too many just keep faking it and dying on the inside.
I agree entirely. I mostly introverted(maybe 85-15). I used to care what others think, it still do, but way way....... way way less, nearing zero. Extroverts by definition need/want others around them, and it's kind of hard to say "I like to be the center of attention" and "I do not care how others, or most people around me, perceive me" together.
