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Emotional openness and emotional honesty.
they don’t bullshit, try to impress, or brag constantly. they don’t shit on other people to boost themselves up, or go incessantly about their victimhood in society.
maybe like 5-10% people are genuine by that metric.
I was once told I’m a very genuine person by a friend I’ve known for years, but in that weird strained way that says it’s an excuse or cover for what they actually wanted to say. I still don’t know what they meant.
they don’t like you. that’s what they meant.
non-genuine people don’t like genuine people. they are a threat.
people also change. i knew genuine peopel who became non-genuine because they just wanted popularity, money and power.
I don’t usually worry about that. Most people need a little armor between themselves and the world and they will open up slowly as they trust you. A persona to handle daily interactions with others is not necessarily a bad thing.
So I think my line is drawn more at manipulative. I would consider someone too “fake” if they did it on purpose to harm others or help themselves at the expense of others. Someone who would act nice to you while trying to harm you. Most people, in my experience, do not rise to this level of fake, so, like I said, I don’t worry about it.
Willing to admit they’ve made a mistake. Able to take feedback gracefully.
They are real, in the sense they stand on their morals, ideals and principals. They can stand behind what they say and prove it. Even if they are punished for their convection they will not forsake it. They won’t compromise and they won’t falter
those traits make you a social outcast.
No it doesn’t it makes them superior to whatever traits you clearly have going on
