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"It's very hard to find good, well-mannered people with moral integrity. At least it is for me. And based on everything I see around me, those people are just r

by pezo1919 8y ago

"It's very hard to find good, well-mannered people with moral integrity. At least it is for me. And based on everything I see around me, those people are just rare. Most people tolerate each other, instead of actively wanting to be friends/whatever with each other. I don't fully understand why that is. But is just is. I'm curious to see other's thoughts on this subject, though." So much of this, I feel that 100%. And people who are like-minded to me feel the same. I think I have 6-7 people/friends like that, it took me time to find them, and I said many times no to "regular ok" people who are not ok to me. Additionally (don't take it too seriously) people who say they don't like people in general (like me :D ) are the ones who I like and who "do have a bar" at all. To me it seems like most people are not in "real friendships " just accidentally sharing similar background in a space and time so they benefit some of the pros of having a "regular" relationship (eg. friendship).

rofo1 8y ago
> "Additionally (don't take it too seriously) people who say they don't like people in general (like me :D ) are the ones who I like and who "do have a bar" at all." Chamfort, again, put it more eloquently than I can: "If you aren't misanthrope by age 40, you never liked the world anyway" I guess the initial shock for me was that people know what they are doing and what kind of harm/pain they are causing, and at every step of the way they choose to do it. I've seen this all around me and I've experienced some of it myself and I just don't understand why is it so. There really isn't a need for it, people like and choose to do it. That's kinda scary to me. Once you start thinking about this subject, you will inevitably realize the same, as a plethora of philosophers did earlier and since always, basically. The only people content with the situation seem those that never started thinking about it anyway. Ignorance is a bliss? :)

rofo1 8y ago

> "Additionally (don't take it too seriously) people who say they don't like people in general (like me :D ) are the ones who I like and who "do have a bar" at all." Chamfort, again, put it more eloquently than I can: "If you aren't misanthrope by age 40, you never liked the world anyway" I guess the initial shock for me was that people know what they are doing and what kind of harm/pain they are causing, and at every step of the way they choose to do it. I've seen this all around me and I've experienced some of it myself and I just don't understand why is it so. There really isn't a need for it, people like and choose to do it. That's kinda scary to me. Once you start thinking about this subject, you will inevitably realize the same, as a plethora of philosophers did earlier and since always, basically. The only people content with the situation seem those that never started thinking about it anyway. Ignorance is a bliss? :)