Humans are false

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I feel lonely for the most part of time, due to general thoughts about how humans are shamelessly being fake all the time.

They laugh, tell exaggerated stories, act and say certain words to please others, but they're never genuine. Everything for me feels artificial. Even friendship.

I went to university this year and all those I've met act as with everything I said was amazing, and most of the times I just said something silly, just to feel that I'm being sociable and normal to their standards.

It's like walking on a crowd of robots that reprogrammed themselves to be a different character everyday.

Do you guys feel the same? As if everything is so meaningless, so might as well just give up and be fake all the time?

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RoseIsabella

6 years ago

I prefer Siamese cats over the majority of people.

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ShadowCat

6 years ago

Yeah I thought about this awhile ago too. All age groups can be phoney, but college aged kids like the ones you're around tend to be LOUDER and more in your face about it, saying and doing crazy things as they compete for attention. When people get a little older and quiet down, I find that their phoneyness becomes never saying what they actually think, unless it's behind your back.
I recently saw this awesome documentary and the main guy they followed around on it had such a natural, open, genuine personality, that I was really inspired by it and it made me examine all the ways I'M not genuine, and made me want to change that. So now I tend to say what I think (however strange lol), and if that gets some weird looks so be it. And doing that actually inspired another couple coworkers to just say what's on their mind too. No one wants to be phoney, and I think just pointing it out now and then helps remind people that they don't need to be.

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- Anonymous Post Author
  
  6 years ago
  
  Interesting...
  Yeah, it's true about teenagers seeking for attention. But why this happens? I can understand that some aren't loved by their parents (and I saw these sad situations before) but for the most part, their parents do everything for them, so why this desperation for being famous?
  Besides that, do you have the documentary's title? The little you've said got me curious, and I really wanna learn more about being more "yourself" than just a mask.
  
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  - ShadowCat
    
    6 years ago
    
    I think teens have always been loud and attention seeking lol. I'm sure that kind of behavior spans across all adolescents in the animal kingdom XD Also sometimes people think that who they really are is not going to be interesting enough or good enough, so they try and create this persona that will be. My 19 year old friend once told me that he purposefully tried to appear "aloof and mysterious" during high school because it got a better reaction from girls than when he just acted like himself!
    
    Anywho the documentary is called Best Worst Movie, and the guy I was talking about is named George Hardy. I loved his personality because it seemed like there was no filter between what he thought and what he said/how he reacted to things, and luckily he has a naturally cheerful disposition so not having a filter was ok for him lol.
    
    Also, think of how many quirky, funny thoughts we have all day and don't voice because we think they'd be "too random". (Like when I asked my coworker if his internal monologue was always in his own voice. :P ) How much more fun and interesting would our day be if we all just took off the filter and said these things out loud? :D
    
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    - Anonymous Post Author
      
      6 years ago
      
      You're right about people feeling like they're nothing more than just white noise, thus the necessity for being loud and obnoxious.
      What you told about your friend reminded me a few years ago, when I thought being myself was extremely annoying and unfunny, so I became more of a introvert, expecting others to accept me - but what happened was the total opposite.
      Thank you for giving the documentary's name.
      Now that you said it, I'll give a try talking about random things in my mind. People already disagree with many things I say, spilling the beans won't be as bad as it may be...
      
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e51pegasi

6 years ago

Yes it is normal. There seems to be a similar post to yours at least every fortnight.

They are embellishing stories for part entertainment, partly to fit in to their peer group, partly to make their life sound interesting & exciting as well as one upmanship.

They are probaby behaving this way to try to fit in. I believe it is called chameleon effect or automatic mimicry.

Unless I really know someone I take most things they have to say with a pinch of salt anyway.

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Maryalice

6 years ago

Yup this is majority of what society is like. Its extremely normal. Most people have to put on a show. Its not right though and we should be honest instead. Truth is that its just hard for most people to be normal since they wanna be accepted. Its fucked up that way. Try to find people who are more genuine and hang around them instead. Or just be by yourself if you really cant handle it. If people drain you so much then maybe try to do things like surround youself with books or music or art or your interests instead??

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lonewolf1253

6 years ago

Yes, you are fake. We have fake people. Fake news. And now this fake post. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go sodomize my fake supermodel girlfriend.

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mel19

6 years ago

This was really funny. Mostly because it’s true and a lot of people feel this way without admitting it. You’re normal.

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