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Thomas W. Gardner's avatar

As much as I value authenticity, I've always been a bit pretentious.

I realised a while back that my frustration towards society came from its insistence on seriousness. My natural playfulness is considered childish and my creativity foolish. Oh well. I've come to love those traits regardless of what others might think.

I'm off to fish out my beret and head to the local gallery. Cheers!

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Kieran's avatar

I must admit I gobbled this up quick. There are certain accusations that make me question if a crime has been committed. Pretentiousness being one, immaturity being the other.

You may be like me and find yourself accused of "thinking too much about things".

What people call pretentiousness is their own fear of shallowness projected onto you. People read a book or watch a film and return a verdict of "It was good" that being the beginning and ending of their analysis. Pretensious people use deep consideration when it comes to knowing what they like.

Pretensious people, to borrow a phrase from money twitter, "niche down". They know what they like and will not tolerate that which they do not.

Thank you for articulating those invisible feelings Thomas. Fantastic piece.

Have a wonderful Sunday!

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