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distributed a few extra degrees toward

the introverted end of the scale. One

young woman, a Chinese-American

about to begin her freshman year at an

elite East Coast college, noticed this

phenomenon after meeting some of her

future classmates online, and worries

what the post-Cupertino future might

hold. “I met a couple of people on Facebook,”

she says, “and they’re just so different.

I’m really quiet. I’m not that

much of a partier or socializer, but

everyone there seems to be very social

and stuff. It’s just very different from

my friends. I’m not even sure if I’m

gonna have friends when I get there.”

One of her Facebook correspondents

lives in nearby Palo Alto, and I ask how

she’ll respond if that person invites her

to get together over the summer.

“I probably wouldn’t do it,” she says.

“It would be interesting to meet them

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