Emma Chamberlain

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.

If someone calls us out for being an asshole, it will make us feel a bit bad about being an asshole, rightfully so, hopefully inspiring us to be less of an asshole in the future.

It serves a purpose.

It's important that we care to an extent what others think of us because otherwise, would we be good people?

Probably not.

We're born a baby.

We don't know anything.

And throughout our lives, we learn from others.

Oftentimes, we learn from how others perceive us.

If we do something rude, people get upset with us.