It's probably the lack of caring. I've noticed that I attract weird people like a magnet, because I don't give enough of a fuck to judge people. I can listen to classmates explain their stupid Dark Souls builds to me or sit through their thesis on some obscure historic shit, because I quite simply could not be bothered to mock them. It takes more effort than I'm willing to put in. Besides, hearing about shit I don't care about still beats the awkward silence.

Unfortunately, I'm a programming student, which means "weird" is pretty much the norm, so pretty much all my classmates are slowly getting more and more clingy. We've got this guy in the group who's 30 and just here to get a degree. Knows more than some of the professors, so he avoids pretty much everyone, because he sees them as below him. Yet, for god knows what reason, he talks to me. I know it's not because I listen, cause pretty much everyone listens to the guy. No idea why, I just seem to draw in the weird ones.

Yeah, ive got a reputation as a nice guy only because ive decided that its easier to be nice than to create enemies. With enemies i have to worry that someone will be a dick at any time, but with no enemies i can just make stupid jokes all day and not be bothered. its a good life

I'm selfish as fuck, though. How the hell am I doing it, then?

hmm, did you watch a lot of sitcoms and listen to high schooler's conversations? Thats how i did it. I also realized that people have simple needs masked by complex desires. And i got a fancy vocabulary and the ability to convince people to do many things, that ability to make people trust you is key. Finally i can say that the thing that, ironically, makes me bond with people is my "I don't care" attitude. I don't show interest in people i newly meet and that hard to get personality just seems to make people love me. But i'd say im, objectively, also fairly selfish too, but i dont see it as selfishness. I don't owe anyone anything, and as such any kindness i show them is an act of selflessness, because i could have easily just ignored them.

It's probably the lack of caring. I've noticed that I attract weird people like a magnet, because I don't give enough of a fuck to judge people. I can listen to classmates explain their stupid Dark Souls builds to me or sit through their thesis on some obscure historic shit, because I quite simply could not be bothered to mock them. It takes more effort than I'm willing to put in. Besides, hearing about shit I don't care about still beats the awkward silence.

Unfortunately, I'm a programming student, which means "weird" is pretty much the norm, so pretty much all my classmates are slowly getting more and more clingy. We've got this guy in the group who's 30 and just here to get a degree. Knows more than some of the professors, so he avoids pretty much everyone, because he sees them as below him. Yet, for god knows what reason, he talks to me. I know it's not because I listen, cause pretty much everyone listens to the guy. No idea why, I just seem to draw in the weird ones.

Yeah, ive got a reputation as a nice guy only because ive decided that its easier to be nice than to create enemies. With enemies i have to worry that someone will be a dick at any time, but with no enemies i can just make stupid jokes all day and not be bothered. its a good life

Yeah, that's more or less what I do, too. Which is why I'm so puzzled I'm the only one in my group who can do that. How hard is it to stop for a second and look at your surroundings? Do people wear their eyes as accessories? Especially when deciding whether to do something or not. Just make a fucking list or something. Two graphs - "Reasons to do this shit" and "Reasons to not do this shit". How hard is that?

I tend to look at everything objectively and never really get emotionally involved with people. I think that people are selfish and don't want to put forth the energy it takes to accept people. There's that one saying, "We judge ourselves by our intentions and others by their actions." and i think its pretty accurate

I'm selfish as fuck, though. How the hell am I doing it, then?

hmm, did you watch a lot of sitcoms and listen to high schooler's conversations? Thats how i did it. I also realized that people have simple needs masked by complex desires. And i got a fancy vocabulary and the ability to convince people to do many things, that ability to make people trust you is key. Finally i can say that the thing that, ironically, makes me bond with people is my "I don't care" attitude. I don't show interest in people i newly meet and that hard to get personality just seems to make people love me. But i'd say im, objectively, also fairly selfish too, but i dont see it as selfishness. I don't owe anyone anything, and as such any kindness i show them is an act of selflessness, because i could have easily just ignored them.

It's probably the lack of caring. I've noticed that I attract weird people like a magnet, because I don't give enough of a fuck to judge people. I can listen to classmates explain their stupid Dark Souls builds to me or sit through their thesis on some obscure historic shit, because I quite simply could not be bothered to mock them. It takes more effort than I'm willing to put in. Besides, hearing about shit I don't care about still beats the awkward silence.

Unfortunately, I'm a programming student, which means "weird" is pretty much the norm, so pretty much all my classmates are slowly getting more and more clingy. We've got this guy in the group who's 30 and just here to get a degree. Knows more than some of the professors, so he avoids pretty much everyone, because he sees them as below him. Yet, for god knows what reason, he talks to me. I know it's not because I listen, cause pretty much everyone listens to the guy. No idea why, I just seem to draw in the weird ones.

Yeah, ive got a reputation as a nice guy only because ive decided that its easier to be nice than to create enemies. With enemies i have to worry that someone will be a dick at any time, but with no enemies i can just make stupid jokes all day and not be bothered. its a good life

In the original story Medusa was cursed because she was raped by Poseidon in the temple of Athena, because he found her too beautiful to resist. And back then it was considered a woman's fault if she was raped, and a vestal virgin having sex was an affront to Athena, so she was punished with turn-to-stone ugliness.

Now, in watered down versions/ versions for children and other reasons, the story changes that she was vain, and essentially called Athena an ugly hag in the Parthenon, resulting in the curse.