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    The document is a letter from "ComDar" discussing the importance of authenticity. It argues that inauthenticity prevents true understanding of others as it leads one to see others only through one's own imagination rather than as they truly are. It also notes that authentic people are naturally curious about understanding others, rather than just trying to please them. The letter reveals that the author struggled with inauthenticity themselves in the past by constantly trying to please others, but learned to take a step back and question whether others deserved their attention.

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    The document is a letter from "ComDar" discussing the importance of authenticity. It argues that inauthenticity prevents true understanding of others as it leads one to see others only through one's own imagination rather than as they truly are. It also notes that authentic people are naturally curious about understanding others, rather than just trying to please them. The letter reveals that the author struggled with inauthenticity themselves in the past by constantly trying to please others, but learned to take a step back and question whether others deserved their attention.

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    From The Benevolently Autocratic Desk of Comdar

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    The document is a letter from "ComDar" discussing the importance of authenticity. It argues that inauthenticity prevents true understanding of others as it leads one to see others only through one's own imagination rather than as they truly are. It also notes that authentic people are naturally curious about understanding others, rather than just trying to please them. The letter reveals that the author struggled with inauthenticity themselves in the past by constantly trying to please others, but learned to take a step back and question whether others deserved their attention.

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    From the Benevolently Autocratic Desk of ComDar

    June 11, 2011 La Plaza du Nord 4321 Liftoff Street Saint Paul, MN 55015 Dear Twitter, Authenticity can never come from a defensive position. Just be yourself causes me to shudder a bit, given the enormity and instability of the human subconscious. Inauthenticity: you cant be known or seen for who you really are. From an inauthentic position, others become only an extension of your imaginationonly who your inauthentic self imagines them to be. These self-created others exist only to satisfy the inauthentic self. Authentic people are naturally curious about others: I wonder why they do that. Why are they that way? Do I ever do that? What habits do I have that are similar to that? I've been what you might call Functionally Inauthentic for most of my life. A lot of it came from trying to please my parents, then, by extension, my peers. What can I do to make them happy? How can I get them to like me? The first step was taking a deep breath and asking, Why am I giving that away? Has the person deserved my attention and/or affection? You can't brand anyone as 100% authentic. If you do, well, good luck and good night. Tweetly yours, Mike

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