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That's a very compact rebuttal! I hope I can one day express myself so efficiently. Impressive. There was a time when I didn't know how useful "being yourself"

That's a very compact rebuttal! I hope I can one day express myself so efficiently. Impressive. There was a time when I didn't know how useful "being yourself" was. I don't believe I'm the only one. For instance, people substitute defining themselves by a contrarian viewpoint relative to others, until they work out who they really are. Case in point: the petulant teenager. And when you don't know you don't know, the questions you ask and actions you take don't display an understanding of that -- so it works to address the non literal if you want to contribute to helping people with those requests. I hope this helps ! :)

tempestn 12y ago
> That's a very compact rebuttal! I hope I can one day express myself so efficiently. Impressive. Just in case I'm misreading you, this post comes across as quite passive-aggressive and patronizing given your opening line.
- humanarity 12y ago
  No I don't think you're misreading. Maybe you're right and it is patronising and passive aggressive. I'm struggling with a response to this, and I meant every word. The rebuttal is very compact and I admire that. I'm often too verbose, and value clarity. Anyway I'm trying to say something like: Not everyone may know that. Being yourself is important, all decisions flow from your values works. Sometimes it works to address the substantive content of a question which may differ from the literal. If you have any ideas how I can say this in a way that works, thank you :)