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Originally Posted by Kevorkian Logic
And I wouldn't say being honest gets me nowhere, besides the fact it destroys my capacity for long-term relationships and any hope in politics will get better, I have low expectations which means low disappointments and my friends actually seek out and listen to my opinion because I don't tell them what a happy lie.
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I don't like the whole "being pessimistic means you'll never be disappointed" way of thinking. I think it's much better to assume that if you want something enough, you'll get it eventually - and if you **** up, you can learn from it and succeed next time.
I do think that being honest is much much better than trying hard to please other people by giving opinions you don't agree with. If you think how you are with your close friends, you don't always agree with them, and you'll let them know. There'll be (friendly) arguments about certain things. Voicing your own opinion and not just thoughtlessly agreeing with everything someone says earns you their respect, as long as you're not being too needlessly aggressive about it.