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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Majoru Oakheart" data-source="post: 2181693" data-attributes="member: 5143">I care, but not enough that it'll bother me for longer than a minute or two.  And it would ONLY bother me if confronted with it directly, i.e. when someone said "I'd prefer you left, we don't like you.".  Otherwise, it doesn't affect me anymore than it did them.  I wasn't friends with them before, I'm not after, same difference.As for most of the rest.  You see, I'm perfectly aware that most of the world works in fallacies.  I know that the vast majority of people sit around listening to people go on about things they have no interest in just so that those people will listen to them when they discuss things that their "friends" have no interest in.This is the part that always seemed the most confusing to me.  Why bother pretending to like someone so they can pretend to like you when you could find people you really DID find interesting and who really did find YOU interesting.  Instead of pretending, go for the truth.  Yes, this means the number of people you can be friends with is a LOT smaller.  However, it means you actually know you have friends instead of a bunch of people who are pretending to like you to feel better about themselves.I'm aware that people put on clothes so that other people will like them regardless of their own opinion of their clothing.  I'm aware that I suffer from GSF3 and 5 big time.  But to me calling them fallacies is like saying "true love doesn't exist".  You might get a lot of people believing you, but a lot of people will disagree.I think there ARE people who agree with me on this issue.  It obviously isn't you guys.  Contrary to what you guys think, I don't really don't walk around saying "you mean, you drink?  I'm not talking to you."  I try to find what I have in common with someone and find reasons why we can get along and become friends.  However, I refuse to PRETEND to like drinking when I don't.  I refuse to start drinking just to fit in.  I really do like all you guys.  I think it's cool you do what you do.On the other hand, since this appears to be the first year I'm going to Gencon, I should watch my back.  *grin*</blockquote>

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