You're always a little disappointing in person because you can't be the edited essence of yourself.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- People often seem less impressive in reality than their curated public personas.
- In plain terms
- Real people are usually less polished than their edited images.
- What can you take from it?
- Expectations based on curated images often lead to disappointment.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do we expect perfection from others?
- How does editing change perception?
Another view
Some people genuinely are better in person than online.
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