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Who Knows?

 The only person who knows you as you is yourself. You know your own quirks, your internal monologue, your guilty pleasures. What a shame that everybody misses out on your unique personality! Nobody likes to be called basic, but we all see everyone else apart from ourselves as basic. So, take a look at it, you're probably not as individualistic as you think. 

A better self-introduction than most, our You Know/I know presents the most fun version of ourselves-- the specificities that make you you! Everyone has their own niche interests and preoccupations, and mine include any type of junk food, sustainability, and really groovy music that I can't sing along to. All these obscure topics of interest exist in each person, yet our default impression of people only consists of being quiet, boring, and lacking passion.

I'm sorry if I offended you by being negative and saying you're not that unique. Instead, I mean to point out that we're all the same in the way that we're individualistic yet struggle to convey that. As I meet more and more people, I realize any initial impression of someone is not the person I'll eventually become close to. And although it's frustrating that our charms only come out after comfort and familiarity, that's what makes us complex as humans. As you get to know someone, you get to experience the layers of personality and stages of friendship.

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  1. KatieSeptember 28, 2020 at 5:55 PM

    "As I meet more and more people, I realize any initial impression of someone is not the person I'll eventually become close to." - you're so so right
    This was such an interesting read and really pushes me to want to get to know more people :)

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  2. Liv’s LITeratureSeptember 29, 2020 at 6:25 AM

    “All these obscure topics of interest exist in each person, yet our default impression of people only consists of being quiet, boring, and lacking passion.” I love this sentence because this is exactly how I felt after the They Know/I Know presentations!
    -Olivia

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