Quote Originally Posted by fairytale View Post
it is a vicious cycle. for a while i was determined to extrovert myself to strangers. it realy realy nice to get a warm smile from a girl you could have loved, and to keep walking, its sad but nice. anyways my psyc teacher says i in 7 people is a narcicist. this is why people keep their head down.
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You say 1 in 7 people is a narcissist? Well, actually I haven't taken it into account...

Quote Originally Posted by fairytale View Post
It's just part of the western culture. The aim of life is personal success. As long as you care for yourself and those within your life that's all you need to do, everybody else will do the same and take care of themselves to the best they can. That kind of thinking has led our civilization to a definite degree of apathy. Whether that's a good thing or not is up to whoever you ask i guess. Personally, i think individualism is fantastic, but i do think that maybe we're becoming too seperated. If we were a bit more tolerant and open-minded the world would be a better place and we might not be so cold to each other.
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Yes, I've noticed that tendency especially in the USA (but not only).
And as you say a bit of open-mindedness and tolerance could make a little miracle in our everyday life. Who knows?
Anyway I don't encourage people to kiss and hug each other on the street...only to be more human-like.