Emma Chamberlain

It's just because I don't really think I'm gonna add to the conversation by disagreeing.

And so I just stay out of it.

And then if somebody asks me, I'll be honest, but also consider the option of just staying out of the conversation.

If you disagree, but you don't really have the energy to get into it, just stay out of it.

You could even say too, if somebody asks you like, oh, what do you think about this?

And you don't really wanna get into it, just be like, you know, I don't really know.

Great.

Last but not least, somebody said, how to stop letting other people influence my thoughts and opinions about myself.

I want to feel more independent in my self-worth.

I will say to an extent, this is tricky because it is almost like a human instinct.

And I have always felt this way about this particular topic.

Like it's very human for us to care about what other people think about us.

I don't know that that's an avoidable human thing.

In fact, to me, it actually is a bit frightening when someone doesn't care what other people think about them at all.

Like that feels freaky to me.

It doesn't feel human to me.

And so I Googled it because I was like, is this just my experience or is this sort of true?

And it is true.

We're social animals.

We're wired to rely on others to keep us in check, help us learn.