viewNot that I try to deceive people intentionally. But it often goes like this.
– Oh great. So do you come here to study alone or your parents go with you?
– No I'm living alone.
Only because I was confused the whole time and tried to answer the part I was confident the most. Then I forgot about the rest and was only able to process it 2 hours later.
viewThere is something funny I will never say in public.
viewSo how’s the anxiety going?
viewThere is no tactful way to tell humanistic dudes that their dreams will not come true.
Not because I understand enough what humanistic dudes philosophizing about to draw a correct conclusion. But because I understand the how.
The thing about paranoia is you only collect “evidence” for the narrative you already picked out to be the one. Paranoid guys/gals keep those smug attitudes that others are too sheep to see the big picture. But, as opposed to being paranoid trusting no one all the while thinking they themselves have no vice, healthy skepticism includes the ability to self-criticize. And that's just the opposite of making grand promises.
viewWhy go to hairstylists when barbers always give me student discounts.
viewLet’s see how many inside jokes are appropriate for a story that isn’t mine.

viewThe problem with moralizers is it's a loophole to deny hate when hate arises, and deny personal agency in ethical conflicts.
I'm sure my junior high classmates had all reasonable reasons. Probably like how they spent so much effort to pretend to like me, and I didn't have half the effort to pretend to like them back, therefore morally failed at keeping social harmony, hence deserved to be attacked. What's up with just hating each other because of different lifestyles and going separate ways so no one can bother the other? That would be much less work for everyone!
Moralizers can boast all day about how they are champions of justice and how their rigid morality makes them suffer so much. But when it comes to making actual decisions that might put them at disadvantaged positions, I'm sure they find another set of moral rules that makes them stay with the “abuse” but conveniently aligns with what benefits them the most.
Not saying that being ethical all the time is realistic. But every choice is a trade-off of something. So watching out for the hidden cost might be a smart thing for them to do.