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Originally Posted by NotesMaeve People who have learned how to socialize ever remain alone for long. I will testify to this. I will say that the more connections you make, and the more people you meet and get to know and like you, the easier it is to get stuff done and have a pleasurable life. |
It depends on why you
socialize.
Do you socialize out of sponaneous curiosity and fun, or just
for the sake of having job safety, free tickets to concerts and a helping hand whenever you need it?
It's hard to trust this rule with 100% certainty.
What about that manager I knew, who was connected to so many people, and then did a big mistake... his whole network turned against him. And it was hard for him to start a new life somewhere else since - due to his previous popularity -
everyone already knew him.
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Originally Posted by NotesMaeve You don't have to. The entire reason I am remembered is BECAUSE I stand out. Individuality? Personality? Identity? I got them b-----s in spades. |
Unfortunately, some people aim at a
comparative way of
standing out.
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Originally Posted by NotesMaeve [...]
Disagreed. I am pretty different from your average 22 year old woman. I work in a male dominated industry. I love geometry, astrology, and astronomy.
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Dude! I LOVE World of Warcraft. It's fantasy and fun. Socialization? Not so much. I might socialize with someone outside the game, but within it, kind of hard.
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I disagree. Slamhot Boy is a nerd. He speaks Latin fluently. (Squee!) He majored in Classics. He's approaching 40 and losing his hair and has no interest in being a gym bunny, although he's in great shape from cycling, but is not "chiseled." So, you tell me why he's hitting it with a 22 year old who is traditionally "hot?" (He's not rich.) But he is incredibly sweet, brilliant, and handsome. Not handsome in the lame Abercrombie and Fitch way, but what would I do with that kind of boy? Put him on a shelf and look at him? |
Excellent example.