With my curmudgeonly ways i am frequently mistaken to be antisocial. i genuinely enjoy spending time with people i just can not stand insincerity, which unfortunately mean i can not stand a large percentage of the population. Despising insincerity also means that i will not "fake it" with you.
i find this to be more a case of integrity rather than antisocial leanings. Although i do not listen to "The Hives" i did catch an interview of them a few years ago and something the lead singer said has stuck with me. Paraphrasing to the best of my memory, he said that 70% of the population are idiots and all we can do is try to meet and spend as much time as possible with the other 30%. i could not agree more.
i can not stand dressing up for things, it is like starting a lie before you have even arrived. i do not swear frequently in general conversation but i do not like being around people that i can not swear in front of. i would rather watch a movie than watch what i say, although in adulthood i find myself in situations where i have to do all of the above with more and more frequency.
i think i have done a pretty good job of surrounding myself with the other 30% but minimizing contact with the larger 70% is something i struggle with. The more time i spend with the sincere, the harder it gets to tolerate the insincere. If i am already curmudgeonly now, what lies ahead in my future?
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