what does introverted mean?

Everyone knows what introverted means, or thinks it means, to people who think they are not introverts, the word is thrown around people they regard as “nerds, geeks, outcasts, losers,shy quiet and reclusive hermits, has anyone bothered to ask an introverted person how he/she considers themselves? We may get a shock at who the real losers are here, you’ll get a calm intelligent but not a loud earthquake inducing answer. people have more to do with their lives than shout “ME ! ME! ME! at whoever has time to listen. Introverted is getting on with your life without the need of cliques,groups and gangs, to hitch a free ride on, thoughtful progressive and productive. Franklyn