[Snowflakian]

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Originally Posted by CLASSIFIED

Yes, but not always.

I could be a complete asshole at heart, but not in thought. Heck, I probably think I'm the greatest thing since sliced bread. Maybe I go around doing nice things, but only so that people will like me, or maybe for some other selfish reason.

My actions might make me a nice guy, people may like me, and I might think I'm great; but deep down I'm an asshole.

If no one ever finds out I am, in their reality I really am a great guy, but ultimately am I still an asshole? Or is reality subjective?

That's why it's complicated between the line of self-perception and actions. Even if deep down you think you are an asshole, and an asshole at heart, you've never displayed it as the example states. So you'd be someone that thinks little of themself while others see what you do and think you a good person.

It's completely subjective in that regard, but it also can work both ways. You can stand up for what's right and have the world tell you to shut up for being different even in being correct. Does that make the world right, or you? Does majority control perception, or does self?

So yup, reality as perceived by mankind is subjective as well as flawed. At least in my views.

Then again, I'm also clouded by my own personal reality from falling for the self-professed nature of others while their actions spoke otherwise until I finally decided enough was enough and stopped bothering with them because of what their repeated actions were doing(certain IRL friends and an ex-Girlfriend). To them, I'm an asshole for giving up on a friendship. To me, they were the assholes for groping my ex/gf while I was still seeing her, always competing in everything about who has the hottest g/f and other belittlement that goes beyond friendly trash talk. The perceptions of both parties are complicated and can be rationalized by whatever. The end result though is the same and I'm much happier having made new friends.

It's what has colored my perception though to frown on all forms of braggarts and self-professed kings of whatever.