The Thinker(sadist male){NotLooking}
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3 years ago •
Oct 7, 2020
3 years ago •
Oct 7, 2020
OK, time for me to get REAL.
What people do, and this is not just limited to BDSM, are two fold. First, they attribute certain chracteristics to themselves. They believe that they are, for example, smart, caring, attractive, empathetic, et cetra, and in general with a lot to offer. It's just a belief. If there was an assessment, they wouldn't score as high as they score themselves. More importantly, the attributes that they assign to themselves are also not the be all and end all, this is just a set of attributes that they themselves place value on, and other people may value other attributes.
Yet, the above action makes them believe that they are the best person on earth. Very few people are self-aware to know that like anyone else, they are flawed. Even fewer people are vocal about their own flaws. And a minuscule few actually work to fix their flaws. This cognitive dissonance leads to having higher expectations than that is feasible, leading to disappointments in all fields of life, education, work, and relationships. Yet people are unwilling to accept that the problem lies with them. Instead, they declare themselves to the flawless, a REAL something. That helps them cope with failures.
Yet, that is a more benign problem. The worse problem is that they assign certain characteristics to a fictional individual, who is perfect, and then call this fictional character a REAL something of other. Last night at chat, a certain macho man (going by his nick, which is about powerlifting) stated that real man give their phone numbers and social media forum information to any random female on the internet to verify, as real men have nothing to hide. This, of course, is super stupid; being guarded about your identity is a necessary evil of the internet age full of scammers and doxxers and what have you. Some other statements I have seen on the forum are about how a REAL Dom does this or not.
To all that, I say, get REAL.
Everyone is flawed. All we are looking for is partial compatibility. A meme can say anything, but trying to lead your life by the words of memes is not wise. Realize that there is nothing REAL about one personality trait over another. People are different. We are all real, and we are all different, and we are all flawed. The only way to navigate life is to have compromises, rather than being a purist. That will only cause you pain. Stay away from characteristics that you don't like, that's absoluely fine. But in return, accept that you may remain alone. I have.
But don't label such characteristics that are incompatible with your preferences as fake. They are just as real as charecteristics that resonate with you. We all live live in a real world, everything is real.
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