I think I just realised that most people are pretty weird and I'm good
at making them all feel comfortable and normal, and the big difference
is my weirdness is often not tolerated or accommodated by others. Most
humans are not so good at placating or adapting. Either they don't know
to or don't care to. Even laughing comments from friends of "You're a
freak," or "You're a Muppet" are pretty insulting and show a resistance
to adapt or make another person feel comfortable. Anyone
who doesn't think or act like you is odd. Wrong. Weird. And I find that
attitude weirder than anything. You can best challenge people's beliefs
and behaviours when you meet them on a middle-ground first. How can you
pull someone to your side of the line if you don't understand them? And
how can you have friends like and trust you if you make them feel like
an alien? It seems to me that those who default to that rigidness must
secretly feel most alien of all.
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