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onefellswoop

it seems like ever since i started smoking regularly maybe 4 months ago the way i see people has changed. everyone seems fake, winny, egotistical and generally less friendly. anyone have any similar experience? im counting on this being on a count of my lack of sleep and irregular eating habits, but in the back of my mind i think thats how its always been and weeds just opened my mind to it. any thoughts, etc. feel free to discuss!

 

nornerator

I agree with you.

It seems so few people are real. People are phony, fake, and egotistical. It seems more prevalant in areas where people have more money.

When I was born my family lived in a trailer park in Ypsilanti. Not the "safest" environment, but people there as my parents told me were quite friendly and were very sincere. Then we moved to a small house next to the silverdome in Auburn Hills. It was still a low income area, slightly safer (except for the kidnapping in the neighborhood) anyways, we lived there for quite a while, and I remember the people being so friendly and genuine. There were block parties, BBQ's, very nice atmosphere. Then we moved to the city of ******. Supposedly in the top 50 best cities in the nation to live in (yeah right). The average income in ****** is $80,000+ a year. People there keep to themselves. Nobody is outdoors, even in the summer. When you do encounter somebody a nod is pretty much all you will get for recognition that you exist. Conversations with neighbors are shallow, cold, and insincere.

Anyways, yeah, you aren't going crazy, people are fake. Especially people with lots of money.

onefellswoop

yeah i live in a decently wealthy area and your definitly right. before i moved wed have block parties and stuff too, always a good time. but now that im older and live in a more wealthy area people are just scummy. its like everyone im around boasts about themselves all the time to try and build up this reputation or something, its getting really annoying... its like everyone cares about how other people see them and im starting to get sucked into the mix... god I hope i dont turn into one of them...

nornerator

I feel the same way man, try your best not to fall into it... it is rather tempting, and easy.

Jake

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bobmarleyisgod

I was thinking about this while extremely fucked up the other night and I realized something: It must be extremely hard and take a lot of effort to put on a persona all the time. It also must make being high a fucking task because you have to struggle to keep your persona on, which is definitely not a natural thing when your high.

I think that overall if you just act normal and dont try to decieve people you're going to have a lot more fun in life and generally things will go better for you.

troublemaker_42

I realized this long ago. thats why I may seem a bit anti-social to outside observers. I have a small, select group of close friends, and they are the only people whose company I actively seek out. I realized it was far better to have a handful of real friends wthat would do anything for you, than a hundred "friends" that are always down to party, but are nowhere to be found in a time of real need.

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Sam_Stone

Can you expound on what you mean when you say most people are phony, are what exactly quantifies someone as a "real" person? How does how much social interaction someone chooses to have with you dictate whether a person is "real" or "fake"?

I would say exactly the opposite is true, that most people are in fact real, whatever that means, and that the people who constantly put up a false front are in fact the minority. As SomeStonedJew (best name ever) siad, it would be extremely hard to always be potraying someone your not, the true self,whatever that means, would eventually shine through. Just because you haven't gotten to know that person well enough to truely "know" them doesn't make them any less real.

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All2Human

I have to disagree with S&M. I don't know how old he/she is but I'm around the 18-21 age and I feel the same way as the majority of those who posted. People act a certain way in public than they do in private.

Maybe everyone has some kind of wall that covers partially or fully who they really are. Currently I'm attending college, and though the students down here are friendly, they have an elitist mentality. They judge others according to themselves and the ones they envy, and if you don't fit that category, they write you off as a social outcast.

Middle-class and lower income neighborhoods are the same way, but to a lesser degree. They're more accepting and friendlier, but they still judge according to social status.

It's all good though. I'm more of a social observer, but I'd love to be an elitist snob. They smoke the good shit.

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peace n love

for me, weed has actually let me see all the good in people