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To think most people are too easy to read?

30 replies

ThatIcySwan · 05/11/2025 12:36

I don’t mean it in a smug way but I often find that people are more transparent than they think - their insecurities, motives or attempts at “cool indifference” come through clearly if you’re paying attention. It’s almost like everyone’s running the same emotional script, just with different scenery.

AIBU to think that most people aren’t as mysterious or unreadable as they imagine themselves to be?

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ToKittyornottoKitty · 05/11/2025 12:56

Sounds more likely that you are really judgemental, and other people aren’t as bothered about your opinion as you think. Who are all these people that you think are trying to be mysterious and unreadable?

LadeOde · 05/11/2025 12:50

While I disagree with the title, I do agree with your broader point. Many people are indeed more transparent than they realise and reveal a lot more than they think.

JudgeBread · 05/11/2025 12:41

Steady on Sherlock, not everyone has been gifted with your unmatched powers of deduction

LlamaNoDrama · 05/11/2025 12:38

I'm a 'my face definitely says it it even if my words don't' person so I'm sure I'm very readable lol.

Sillysoggyspaniel · 05/11/2025 12:37

Tell that to the Celebrity Traitors

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