[Whitepill] People create their own misery.

[Dr. Butane]

Due to a culmination of negative experiences dealing with people, I've become a shut in. Typically that would be a normal approach to abuse; yet however, I've realized it retards personal growth.

Symptoms of an ignorant person include:

1. Arguing with any counterpoint, regardless of validity
2. Failure to accept change
3. A closed mind with no desire to learn or consider other views

Notice how normies meet the criteria considering them ignorant. Yet, I (and most users on this forum) also meet or somewhat meet this criteria as well. When I'm afraid to try something new, I'm shutting myself off in my own little world. When I put humanity into a mold, I'm shutting myself off. When I react emotionally to every bad situation, I'm shutting myself off.

In real life, I have met three insufferable people who strongly meet the symptoms. Nobody, not even myself, wants to be around them. They're very hostile people. At that point, who's fault is it that nobody likes them?

It's important to get secondhand opinions from people you respect in order to uncover flaws in yourself. Then work on these flaws.

Or stay ignorant like the rest of them.