I read through your other threads and wanted to say something.
There’s been people I’ve known in real life who I’d perceived as being terrible. Most of the time I’ve found this perception to be wrong. Particularly when I was younger, I would often assume popular and charismatic people were actually fake and shallow. But as I’ve gotten older, I’ve realized that these people are usually popular for a reason. They’re normally confident in themselves and pleasant to others. They treat others amicably. They have friends and talk to others easily. I personally might view their words and actions as superficial, but others don’t. Doesn’t mean they are bad people. It just means that for whatever reason I don’t get along with them.
There are definitely a few popular people I’ve personally known who are scum. Usually I will not be the only one who thinks this. They might seem confident in themselves and pleasant to others, but there are people they ridicule, behind their backs or to their faces. Their confidence is boastful and belies deep insecurities. They reserve their best selves for only certain people. And they are abusive and manipulative. And to a certain extent they know it.
But these are the extremes. Most people are in the middle. Most people view themselves as generally good natured. I’m kind and well-liked by my peers. But there are people who don’t like me simply because our personalities don’t mesh together. There are people I’m kind to and others I’m standoffish with. That’s just how human beings are.
I read through your other threads and wanted to say something.
There’s been people I’ve known in real life who I’d perceived as being terrible. Most of the time I’ve found this perception to be wrong. Particularly when I was younger, I would often assume popular and charismatic people were actually fake and shallow. But as I’ve gotten older, I’ve realized that these people are usually popular for a reason. They’re normally confident in themselves and pleasant to others. They treat others amicably. They have friends and talk to others easily. I personally might view their words and actions as superficial, but others don’t. Doesn’t mean they are bad people. It just means that for whatever reason I don’t get along with them.
There are definitely a few popular people I’ve personally known who are scum. Usually I will not be the only one who thinks this. They might seem confident in themselves and pleasant to others, but there are people they ridicule, behind their backs or to their faces. Their confidence is boastful and belies deep insecurities. They reserve their best selves for only certain people. And they are abusive and manipulative. And to a certain extent they know it.
But these are the extremes. Most people are in the middle. Most people view themselves as generally good natured. I’m kind and well-liked by my peers. But there are people who don’t like me simply because our personalities don’t mesh together. There are people I’m kind to and others I’m standoffish with. That’s just how human beings are.