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A cycle of personality:How to please your peers


Let us now recite The process of being Of becoming How to become What 'they' want you to be The cycle of personality tweaks: You try to be self confident, you look self centered. You try to be considerate, you look like a suckup. You try to be firm, you look like a bitch. You try to be calm, you look like a pushover. You try to be different, you look insane. You try to be open, you look dependent. You try not to be needy, you look antisocial. You try to be funny, you look stupid. You try to be smart, you look proud. You try to be humble, you look egocentric You try to be mysterious, you look fake. You try to be successful, you look self-serving. You try to be grown up, you look immature. You try to be yourself, you look broken. You try to be perfect, you will be lost.
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