Tuesday, October 18

Would you rather...?

I forget where I found this "would you rather...?" question, but I wanted to make it clear that I did not come up with this myself:

Would you rather live in a world where everyone thinks you are fantastic the moment they meet you and continue to adore you as they get to know you, OR would you rather live in a world where it is completely legal and socially acceptable for you, and only you, to sucker punch whomever you want, whenever you want?

Both are pretty dangerious propositions, aren't they?  That's what I like about this question; usually the two options are equally unfavorable and I pick the one that I dislike the least.  Everyone likes to be liked, but having everyone I meet think of me as fantastic is unproductive to my personal growth.  Then again, it would be highly convenient to be universally not disliked.  And the same could be said about being able to sucker punch anyone without fear of any legal punishment.  The question does not indicate whether that person will be punished for sucker punching me back, though.  I do not have a long list of people I would like to sucker punch, as I'm a pacifist and believe that there are more efficient ways of comportment that do not require violence.  But if it's completely legal and socially acceptable for me...

Yeah, I think I have to go with door number two.  As obsequious as I can be and have a tendency to want to make good impressions on people, I'd be highly annoyed if everyone I met were completely enamored by me.  I don't seek to be actively disliked but I've come to be less apologetic about my shortcomings.  Maybe.

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