<p>Yeah, I know...I discuss weird things with my friends. Anyway, this is pretty much a summary of a conversation we had-
"People will readily reveal things to anonymous others, reveal it with slight hesitation to those they know they can confide in completely, and hide it as much as they can from those who know them but whom they feel they may not be able to completely trust."</p>
<p>I agree with the first part for sure. In writing an essay for TASP, I wrote about something that I honestly don’t feel comfortable showing my parents or my friends (well, somewhat). Yet, I don’t mind sending it off to an anonymous grader to read.</p>
<p>Yeah, that’s actually how the discussion started off. I’m really iffy about the writing in my conflict essay, but I could never show it to anyone I know. Blehhh.</p>
<p>i agree with part of the statement. I think that it is definitely easier to confide in someone who does not already have an opinion of you and someone you don’t know on a personal level because they might bring up something that doesn’t even pertain to what is going on.</p>
<p>I’ve found that this is incredibly incredibly true. You have no idea. I think the idea is that the anonymous person, or even person who hates you, can’t really judge you. If you’re telling somebody close to you, your relationship will undoubtedly change, and you don’t want that to happen. With the anonymous person…* what * relationship?</p>
<p>We as individuals care about the opinions of those who are fond of us. For that reason, we generally adapt in consideration to their feelings. We don’t want them to view us negatively, which is why we are hesitant to be openly expressive about an issue. When we are speaking to those who we aren’t familiar with though, we don’t take those components into consideration. We don’t know the person and the person doesn’t know us. They have no idea what actions we have committed in the past. They have no way of judging us, which appeals to us in a way in which we can confide in them.</p>
<p>What about us people who reveal to everyone everything?</p>
<p>^You’re just weird.</p>
<p>Jk.</p>
<p>^ HAHAHA.</p>
<p>^^^ then I admire you.</p>
<p>I agree. That’s how I am. I don’t know why though… and I don’t really care…</p>
<p>“People will readily reveal things to anonymous others”
-In freshmen year my religion class discussed this while studying the sacrament of Reconciliation. It’s actually funny because it’s true. I mean, on forums like this we might not reveal everything but there are certain things we reveal that we might not say to others we know. </p>
<p>“reveal it with slight hesitation to those they know they can confide in completely, and hide it as much as they can from those who know them but whom they feel they may not be able to completely trust.”
-This part is strange. I think…people hesitate to reveal really deep things about themselves to people they know they can confide in because they’re afraid of losing that person. As for people who know you but you can’t trust…well, I can’t see anyone going out of the way to hide anything, unless it’s really a secret. But in that case, people would probably tell said person some things but not others, rather than hiding everything.</p>
<p>Well, I think everybody has agreed on some form of thelittlemermaid’s post.</p>
<p>Interesting…</p>
<p>This isn’t so much a “profound truth” as a “No ****, Sherlock.”</p>
<p>Okay. Just thought I’d voice something I thought would lead to interesting discussion. It’s not that "No ****, Sherlock"y.</p>