But if the people around me arent smiling, doesnt that add cognitive dissonance to the illusions i maintain as a prophylactic between me and the world i refuse to fix and regularly make worse?
I think it does, and it makes me sad when they do, so it’s a personal attack.
Not just women. I (M) get that too sometimes (always from guys that think they’re just being nice). I don’t owe you my smile asshole.
But if the people around me arent smiling, doesnt that add cognitive dissonance to the illusions i maintain as a prophylactic between me and the world i refuse to fix and regularly make worse?
I think it does, and it makes me sad when they do, so it’s a personal attack.