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jilebedev on Feb 21, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why people shouldn’t love you for who you are

That's a lot of words from both authors to say: nobody actually cares about "you". They only care about what they can get from you.

That can be horrifically depressing or pragmatic and inspiring: the emotional reaction is irrelevant, it is the truth.

mattm on Feb 22, 2013 [–]

I wouldn't go so far as to say "nobody." There can be a small number of people that genuinely care about you. Most people won't. But that's what makes that small number of people special.

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