{"id":458923,"date":"2022-12-13T13:08:22","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T18:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=458923"},"modified":"2022-12-13T13:17:16","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T18:17:16","slug":"why-are-we-so-into-other-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/13\/why-are-we-so-into-other-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Are We So Into Other People?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new thought: it is a vice to be interested in other people, whether good or bad. As an experiment, spend a month to not praise anybody else, or critique anybody else. Better yet, it is OK to have thoughts about other people, but never air your thoughts about other people. <strong>Force yourself not to order a single word about another human being, besides yourself, your wife or your kid.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='500' height='281' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/BFwypIiV?cover=1&amp;autoPlay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;persistVolume=0&amp;posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ferickimphotography.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F12%2Fs0009513_mov_std.original.jpg&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;useAverageColor=1&amp;hd=0' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script 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KIM<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" data-attachment-id=\"251011\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/plum1385\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PLUM1385-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DC-G9&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1594459415&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"selfie ERIC KIM talking vlog\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;selfie ERIC KIM talking vlog&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PLUM1385-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PLUM1385-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1440&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"selfie ERIC KIM talking vlog\" class=\"wp-image-251011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PLUM1385-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PLUM1385-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PLUM1385-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PLUM1385-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, 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href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/19\/no-blame-just-cause-and-effect\/\">NO BLAME, JUST CAUSE AND EFFECT.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/02\/ignorance-takes-courage\/\">Ignorance Takes Courage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/04\/treat-others-carte-blanche\/\">TREAT OTHERS CARTE BLANCHE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/29\/dont-give-people-what-they-want-or-what-you-think-they-want-give-them-what-you-think-they-should-have\/\">Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t give people what they want or what you *think* they want, give them what you think they *should* have.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/28\/anti-small\/\">Anti Small<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/23\/disdain-or-admiration\/\">Disdain or Admiration?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/01\/beware-those-with-good-intentions\/\">Beware Those With Good Intentions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/12\/stubborn-x-flexible\/\">STUBBORN x FLEXIBLE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/11\/ethics-are-via-negativa\/\">ETHICS ARE VIA NEGATIVA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/25\/obedience-discipline\/\">OBEDIENCE &amp; DISCIPLINE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/07\/the-motive-of-criticism\/\">The Motive of Criticism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/04\/ethics-are-social\/\">Ethics are Social<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/19\/anti-role-models\/\">Anti Role Models<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/15\/what-is-greed\/\">What is 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href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/13\/consult-your-own-conscience\/\">Consult Your Own Conscience<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/13\/the-ethics-of-shit-talking\/\">The Ethics of Shit Talking<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/09\/the-ethics-of-personal-enrichment\/\">The Ethics of Personal Enrichment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/06\/im-easily-distracted\/\">I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m Easily Distracted<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/27\/on-forming-your-own-opinion\/\">On Forming Your Own Opinion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/11\/eric-kim-philosophy-of-tolerance\/\">ERIC KIM Philosophy of Tolerance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/23\/tolerance\/\">Tolerance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/aesthetics-are-ethics\/\">Aesthetics are Ethics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/06\/morality-and-ethics\/\">Morality and Ethics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new thought: it is a vice to be interested in other people, whether good or bad. 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