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>It's impossible to 'look at someone like a little girl'. It's mostly likely that these people either feel insecure, or, they project certain qualities upon the
by thehardsphere 10y ago
>It's impossible to 'look at someone like a little girl'. It's mostly likely that these people either feel insecure, or, they project certain qualities upon the author.
What kind of person ends up surrounded by insecure feeling people like this?
- edblarney 10y agoMost people are at least subtly intimidated by those of very apparently higher economic or social standing. ... and people commonly make assumptions about what that person might be like, how they might think about things - assumptions which get projected onto a person which may in fact have no relevance at all. It's very common that people with a great deal of wealth have trouble getting along with those that don't. Issues run both ways.
- thehardsphere 10y agoWell, sure, but he's describing people who have known him a long time. >Yesterday, I got told by someone I really care about >The day before that, one of my very closest friends and someone who I love like family told me If these people are as close to the author as he claims, then this assumption-projection thing I don't think would hold up. They don't need to backfill with assumptions about "what would a rich guy think" because they should know the author well enough not to have those kinds of gaps.
- edblarney 10y agoIt still happens with friends that you've known for a long time. Some people become very successful and it becomes harder to relate to their 'high school pals'.