this is one of the most depressing things i've read latelyI once met a guy who was a lot like me in every way. Because this meant he was completely inept socially and very self-absorbed, I never found much interest in being around him (though that doesn't say much, considering I don't hang around anyone else either).
If the premise is that you would meet someone just like yourself, how would that work, exactly?I think I would like him but I'm not sure if he would like me
I don't know if it really counts if we're mostly anonymous and have no physical consequences for anything. It's a lot easier to talk to words than a person.No offense or criticism intend, but I'd like to mention a lot of people are speaking about how shy and introverted they are, how anxious they can get about talking to people. And that in a public space! In fact, good job to the lot of you.
People in my family have told me they only care about me because I'm family. If I were a stranger...i think it depends on the circumstances in which I'd meet myself. if I was in need of some help and clone me lent a hand, or if we met under friendly circumstances, we'd probably become good friends, and then whenever he did the douchey things I tend to do, I'd excuse him and be like "lol well I bet i would do that too so I shouldn't judge." we'd probably have great fun being assholes together. if we were strangers and I saw my clone acting like the asshole that I usually am, I'd probably hate that guy and call him out on being a dick.
in a similar vein, look at your friends currently. how much of their bad behavior do you excuse because they are your friends. if you were strangers and your friends acted the way they do, do you think you'd want to befriend them? an interesting question indeed. so then are they friends simply because of circumstances, or are they actually people with whom you want to be friends?
the above was an interesting question I thought about today. it was prompted by my friend saying to me today, after I made a pretty douchey comment at some circumstance idr what, "you're lucky I like you man or else I'd judge you so hard"
The actual question posed by the OP was if you could befriend someone with the same personality, not the exact same person.what the fuck would you have to gain from interacting with a replica of yourself? i guess you could fulfill your intense autosexual desires and have the perfect see-saw partner