It's not too bad once you begin to go through life with the expectation that everyone you meet will be a deceptive asshole in one way or another. In fact, it makes it all that more special when you meet an individual of exceptional honesty.
It's also a good way to make yourself completely neurotic. When you start reading passive-aggressive jabs into idle conversations with relatives you meet once a year, you might just be paranoid.
But remember: Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean you're wrong.
There's no need to be paranoid at all. Such a mindset actually allows me to be much more understanding and patient with those around me. After all, why get angry and judgmental at someone for being an asshole, when you already know that
everyone is going to be an asshole? Nobody's perfect, and it's practically the nature of life itself, it so why let it bother you?
It's also a good way to make yourself completely neurotic. When you start reading passive-aggressive jabs into idle conversations with relatives you meet once a year, you might just be paranoid.
Seriously. I took that "assume everyone is a shithead until proven otherwise" approach for a few years. It was fucking awful. Terrible advice, never take it.
But remember: Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean you're wrong.
But it usually does.
But, MSH, everyone
is a shithead (or whatever other general derogatory word one prefers to use). They can't help it. I doubt there has ever been a single being on this planet that did not, at some point in it's existence, act like a shithead. There are merely intervals where entities choose to be less of a shithead to certain other entities. The key is to recognize, appreciate and encourage the behavior displayed within such intervals, and to simply not give a fuck when people resort back to their shitheaded ways.
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Topic: Lying Has Become Acceptable (Read 6944 times)