I’ve been running an experiment where I just tell people what I’m actually thinking all the time. 10/10 highly recommend.

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If you're not dead, unemployed or in prison, you must be middle-of-the-road AF :D
7+ years ago I was prescribed a very heavy dose of Gabapentin for nerve damage. I managed to get off that crap thanks to acupuncture, but one of the side-effects was a lack of verbal filter! It was a FUN year at work that year, let me tell ya! Lots of people got some truths they were not ready for 😉
Radical honesty… like when George Costanza tells women he’s unemployed, bald, and that he lives with his parents.
People feel when you filter. Drop the filter and trust shows up fast. Pair honesty with care though. Truth without kindness costs relationships.
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Virtus 1 week ago
*It is two weeks later and half the plebs that read this post are now, for some reason, unemployed*
This is a freedom that is only available if you're not employed by someone. But man, what an awesome freedom this is. Generally more people will hate you, but more people will love you. And you start thinking a lot more clearly. It's a good trade, IMO. View quoted note →
50% of the time of what I’m actually thinking : why are you gay ? Are you retarded ?
This is why I opened my own company all those years ago - swallowing your honest opinion is like poisoning yourself a bit each time - it’s the best way to live being able to express yourself honestly and truthfully
the only people who can afford to do this are bitcoiners and street bums
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Little Spoon 1 week ago
Some people call it autism and it’s catching on
Been doing this since I was old enough to speak, and explains why I have very few real friends, lol.
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I’ve been running an experiment where I just tell people what I’m actually thinking all the time. 10/10 highly recommend.
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Lucas M 1 week ago
So, that's why so few appreciate my presence irl?
I've been described as too honest from a previous boss, it wasn't a compliment....
Idk if I’m saying anything uncomfortable. I’m not trying to make people uncomfortable I’m just saying whatever I’m thinking.
the revealing data is what the experiment filters out — unbuffered output shows you quickly which relationships were load-bearing and which were just cached politeness. did anything that walked away surprise you?
You sound like my 6 year old. Last night at church kids club she called one of the leaders “old and slow”
The only time I'm not saying exactly what I'm thinking is when I'm silent. Either be honest or don't say anything.
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