“Be Yourself” is the worst advice you can give to someone

[Manolo]

How is getting a haircut self preservation. It’s proving that taking too many showers kills your skin. You’re doing it because it’s socially acceptable. That’s an instilled value not a chosen one. We’re born into this world shytting wherever we can not showering or nothing. So what are you really saying.

The fact is we all “fake” people or identity doesn’t exist chose one.

You're clearly on some depressed nihilistic shyt so it might not even be worth going back and forth with you. So getting a haircut and taking a shower is being fake? You think "being yourself" means acting like a newborn and shytting yourself. That's not what that means. That says more about your own character and personality for you to even interpret something as vague as "be yourself" as that

 

[Michael's Black Son]

Of course it’s bad advice

For a lot of people, many people in fact, being themselves is why they are where they are — and not doing shyt.

Be like Mike. He was a fukking winner and is still winning.

 

[Ohene]

So just be fake?

depends on the context.

sometimes being "yourself" is the right thing to do. other times, tact and an understanding of people or the situation are needed in order to be adaptable

shyt isnt always black and white. that goes for the OP as well...what is the context of this thread lol

 

[CapitalforCapital]

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You're clearly on some depressed nihilistic shyt so it might not even be worth going back and forth with you. So getting a haircut and taking a shower is being fake? You think "being yourself" means acting like a newborn and shytting yourself. That's not what that means. That says more about your own character and personality for you to even interpret something as vague as "be yourself" as that

oh, so now here goes the name calling. If I was a nihilist I wouldn’t be making this thread cause nihilists believe that everything is pointless. You just backed into a corner bruh it’s ok. Just bow out

 

[Manolo]

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oh, so now here goes the name calling. If I was a nihilist I wouldn’t be making this thread cause nihilists believe that everything is pointless. You just backed into a corner bruh it’s ok. Just bow out

That’s the essence of what you’re saying, that nothing is real and there is no self. That’s the literal definition of nihilism. The truth is there is a self and it’s your job as a man to attain knowledge of self. I suggest you look into your natal chart or develop some form of spiritual practice to gain more insight into who you truly are

 

[CapitalforCapital]

I think the phrase is misused and should be “be TRUE to yourself” because if you lie to yourself about what you want, who you are and what you can and can’t do, you have no compass to understand what direction you need to move in.

Be yourself at home and with your woman. At work play the game and be the version of you that gets the promotion or raise. With family be available despite the drama or headache unless they burn a bridge. With your woman and children, be the leader and the logical one. With your friends, be the doer not the talker.

But what if none of that’s me nobody can possibly live up to those standards. I’m supposed to be available for my family even if they need me in 5 minutes and I’m halfway across the world get real.

People say “be yourself” when they don’t care but wanna preserve the relationship. They don’t care because they have their own problems and don’t really wanna think about yours. Which is understandable and why I don’t ask, give or receive advice.

 

[Disclosure]

This advice only works if you are naturally charismatic and have an extroverted type A personality because thats the best type of personality suited for international capital. For most everyone else it just means be normal, dont be weird, quirky or autistic.

 

[MMS]

That’s the essence of what you’re saying, that nothing is real and there is no self. That’s the literal definition of nihilism. The truth is there is a self and it’s your job as a man to attain knowledge of self. I suggest you look into your natal chart or develop some form of spiritual practice to gain more insight into who you truly are

bibles are pretty common these days too ya know?

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I love the Matrix because of its philosophical themes One of them is the idea that you're living in a dreamworld. A world of Illusion. People take this "literally" (from the POV of the movie characters) and wonder if we are living in a computer simulation. We're not. But we are living in a...

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[Buddy]

First of all which version of myself should I be the version when I’m with my family, at a job interview, etc.

Second if being themself worked they wouldn’t be struggling with whatever they struggling with.

I feel like when someone gives you generic advice like this or “grind harder”, “:stack that money”, or “keep ya head up”.

It’s just a socially polite way of saying Idgaf.

Wrong. The worst advice telling somebody they'll be okay walking around on armed. You gotta be dumb as hell not to own firearms

 

[CapitalforCapital]

That’s the essence of what you’re saying, that nothing is real and there is no self. That’s the literal definition of nihilism. The truth is there is a self and it’s your job as a man to attain knowledge of self. I suggest you look into your natal chart or develop some form of spiritual practice to gain more insight into who you truly are

Stick to the topic bruh and stop changing the debate. It’s easy to name call and call me a nihilist which is just a made up word anyway.

1. I didn’t say identity doesn’t exist I said it was a social construct

2. You saying that you can find yourself from a natal chart proves number one since you are getting “knowledge of self” from a outside source.

Go ahead and name call again

 

[breakfuss]

What's with all the nihilistic threads??? Damn.

 

[Manolo]

Stick to the topic bruh and stop changing the debate. It’s easy to name call and call me a nihilist which is just a made up word anyway.

1. I didn’t say identity doesn’t exist I said it was a social construct

2. You saying that you can find yourself from a natal chart proves number one since you are getting “knowledge of self” from a outside source.

Go ahead and name call again

The best way to gain knowledge of self is to study yourself. Look back at your life carefully and observe your behavior especially when you were a child, your likes and dislikes, the things that interest you, etc. Seeing yourself clearly is not easy for many people because they’re clouded by their emotions and insecurities. Your identity is more obvious to other people than it is to you. This is why you have to reflect on your life from an objective standpoint to learn who you are

You don’t need a natal chart if you can do this but I suggested that because you’re clearly struggling with knowing who you are so studying yourself may not be the best option

 

[TEH]

So much of what it is to be male, in our society, is based on this idea of not being anything like women, because being a woman/feminine is the worst thing you can be, and so a lot of men never get to be who they really are. So much focus is put on who/what not to be. Thats why its so easy to guilt a man and to debase him because so much value is put on being masculine to the most toxic of extremes. There are a lot of men out here who will never know who they really are. There are a lot of men out here who will never meet their true selves. And so, at that point, what do you have to offer another human being in terms of a relationship? And what even is the quality of what you are offering them? And what can they offer you in return? Its sad.

Chiiile

 

[UberEatsDriver]

Maybe I’m lost. “Be yourself” in my opinion was just a way to say don’t be fake.

Not sure it has anything to do with being at the top.

For example I work in corporate and a lot of muthafukers in corporate especially finance put on a fake show which is why I could never make solid relationships in the finance field.

Most of my friends are still regular folks from the hood or childhood friends who succeeded in other professions

 

[CapitalforCapital]

The best way to gain knowledge of self is to study yourself. Look back at your life carefully and observe your behavior especially when you were a child, your likes and dislikes, the things that interest you, etc. Seeing yourself clearly is not easy for many people because they’re clouded by their emotions and insecurities. Your identity is more obvious to other people than it is to you. This is why you have to reflect on your life from an objective standpoint to learn who you are

You don’t need a natal chart if you can do this but I suggested that because you’re clearly struggling with knowing who you are so studying yourself may not be the best option

You’re a retard. You’re basically saying that identity is a social construct. And you’re using astrology to back your theories. Sorry I don’t debate delusional people