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[howtobe_good]

there are a few things on my mind today.

there's one question in particular that's been cling clanging around in my brain since yesterday. when did we become such parker snobs? when did we evolve into look-how-well-read-i-am, check-out-all-the-obscure-music-i-listen-to, i-have-an-opinion-on-everything, i-am-superior-to-you jerks?? i was thinking

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Wow, Im into this

[blameitoncain]

Furthermore, I find it funny (and funnier because Im doing it now,) how everyone (esspecially me) seems to think that complaining how bad we are somehow wipes our slates clean, that our being able to recognize our flaws somehow justifys them. THen you have the subconcious use of self-criticism in order to advance our own and others feelings that we are "realistic" and "modest" enough to acknowledge their exsistence.

Wow, Im bitching about people bitching too much. Twisted irony if I ever saw it.

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[iheartnomar]

thats what i was thinking. that and i read "perks" waaaay before it was the book to read....and then i realized that i thought that, and laughed. oh, the humanity.

Re: Wow, Im into this

[howtobe_good]

ben, you're right, i know. i certainly dont think that my recognizing that i do it justifies my doing it, it's just i don't know exactly how to change it. and obviously i can't control the fact that everyone else in our school does it too.
i don't want to be a snob. i wish i was not. i'm sorry that i am. but how do i turn it all around now? especially when i spend every day in a community that totally breeds this kind of attitude?
my point is: you're absolutely correct, but what can anyone do about it?

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[blameitoncain]

We can complain, and thats fun.

[monkeysmurff]

no it's not fun. it gets people frustrated and mad. it's not good for a community to have internal conflicts like this.

of course, this could just stay in livejournals and never spill into real life. but i doubt that. it can only make us stronger.