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This is so weird to me. I Don't bullshit people or manipulate them. It would be exhausting, but I seem to make friends and acquaintances easily enough.
I live in a city full of tech bros and biotech bimbos. this is all they know from birth to grave.
they find the concept of someone being genuine and non-bullshitty very upsetting and weird. but if you talk to them in bullshit corpo self-branding speak, they are totally into you.
like I've had 'concerned friends' lecture me on how to bullshittify the way I talk so it's more socially acceptable. like using 'pivot' and 'synergize' when talking about myself, and of course constantly referencing my anxiety about my lack of 'productivity'. or to constantly reference 'how expensive' things in casual conservation to let everyone know I'm wealthy and successful... because if you aren't wealthy what is the point of even being alive?
also if you have a hobby, you can only talk about it reference to how it builds your career or it's your side hustle.
I would have no friends if those were the only kind of people I could find to talk to.
Cool. I'd rather have some friends than none. So I work with what's available.