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Are you surrounded by fools and non-entities, by people with bad taste and silly desires, by boring people...... If this is how the world regularly looks to yo

Are you surrounded by fools and non-entities, by people with bad taste and silly desires, by boring people...... If this is how the world regularly looks to you, then I have bad news. Likely, you are the jerk. This ....is not how the world actually is. Could be. Or you could be surrounded by boring people with bad taste. Can we say honestly say those don't exist? Or don't exist in large groups? Except when it's truly necessary to provoke some change there isn't generally an excuse for unkindness though. But that doesn't mean the company of boring people and fools is worth seeking out and we shouldn't have to pretend that they don't have those attributes. As with so many other things jerk is a matter of perspective. If the fact I do judge inwardly if the company of a group or individual is worth my time makes me a jerk then whatever. I do try to be kind and polite to the best of my ability though.

iamcasen 9y ago
I feel the same way. As a society, we are constantly hammered on concepts like "everyone rates themselves as a B+ driver even if they aren't." What about when you really are an A+ driver though? Same goes with any form of exceptionalism. Everyone thinks they are smart, everyone thinks they are above average, etc. If you truly are exceptional, and everyone around truly is not as smart as you are, how would you know? According to all studies, we all think that, and we are all full of shit.
AndyNemmity 9y ago
Your traits are an amalgam of the people you are around the most often, so if you are surrounded by boring people with bad taste, it can only mean that you are boring with bad taste. If you see everyone around you is a jerk, you're likely a jerk. Because you keep them in company, and internalize their traits.