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Originally Posted by Pygmalion
I don't believe I'm involved in a farce here. I honestly don't think I understand what loneliness is, and based on descriptions here I don't have it.
But validation, yes, I desire that. Or, to be more specific, I don't want invalidation or people to treat me meanly. I don't see not experiencing loneliness as mutually exclusive with not wanting people to be mean to me.
It seems that there's some meanness and invalidation in your accusing me of acting out a farce ... Why do that?
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I'm simply making an observation, though I've been called far worse than "mean."
And that's kind of my point. I don't experience loneliness at any profound level. Along with that comes a set of behaviors and attitudes. Antisocial behaviors and attitudes, to be specific, which would normally be prevented or mitigated by a desire for human connection. You claim not to experience loneliness, yet you don't behave like someone who's never truly experienced it.
For example, unlike you, I only care about the opinions of others inasmuch as their opinions affect me directly. I don't care if you think that I'm mean, not unless you have something that I want - money, information or sex, usually - and your negative opinion of me prevents me from getting that from you. Likewise, I don't care if people are mean to me. In fact, I often seek out antagonistic relationships because I find them to be more exciting, whereas I find bonding to be pointless and boring. If I needed your approval for some reason (e.g. because you were my boss and I didn't want to get fired), then I'd become someone else. Few people in my life have any idea who I really am. Their validation means nothing to me.
In short, it seems to me like you do experience loneliness, but you're denying that fact to yourself.