Lying so that you are not made a target of is normal. The reason why you don't like it is because this feels like lying to yourself and you feel repressed by social norms a.k.a. "coolness".
My advice, tell the truth so you don't feel like this. False friends will no longer be in your social circle and those remaining will be your true friends with whom you can form meaningful relationships with. You might find that some share your opinions.
Also, I doubt alot of people are as cool as they want people to think they are simply because the list of criteria for being cool is so long that it seems very unlikely that a given person ticks all the boxes. Therefore, I most certainly don't think you're the only one.
The question is raised, is cool more repressive than cool?
Is it normal to lie?
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Lying so that you are not made a target of is normal. The reason why you don't like it is because this feels like lying to yourself and you feel repressed by social norms a.k.a. "coolness".
My advice, tell the truth so you don't feel like this. False friends will no longer be in your social circle and those remaining will be your true friends with whom you can form meaningful relationships with. You might find that some share your opinions.
Also, I doubt alot of people are as cool as they want people to think they are simply because the list of criteria for being cool is so long that it seems very unlikely that a given person ticks all the boxes. Therefore, I most certainly don't think you're the only one.
The question is raised, is cool more repressive than cool?