Myke Arcane

Resident Since: 2015-06-16 (11 years ago)

I've been thinking about this a lot lately.
Most people don't actually tell you the truth. They tell you what sounds good, what the community around them wants to hear.
Whether it's girls or guys, a lot of this subtle gaslighting happens because being honest often comes with a cost. If you say what you really think, especially when it goes against the group, you risk being disliked, judged, or even pushed out. From the time we're kids, we're trained to prioritize fitting in over being straightforward. We learn that being liked matters more than being real.
It's a messed-up system, but it's how the world seems to work. People want acceptance more than they want to deal with discomfort.
Anyone else feel like honesty has become the exception instead of the rule?

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