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user-inactivated · 3203 days ago · link · · parent · post: How am I to be less needy? How do I make friends?
That sounds to me like "How to Manipulate People into Doing Your Bidding": "since you're clever enough to apply these principles, you might as well reap the self-centered rewards from it". Being sincere? Sure. Being kind and compassionate? Of course!; tough, but manageable. Abusing others' selfishness to your own benefit? Go fuck yourself. I have big issues with manipulating people, especially in such subtle ways, and I very much don't want to end up what I've experienced (or what I've seen experienced) because it's a horrible way of dealing with people and nobody deserves that.