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If there was a way you could know what people have said or thought about you, positive and negative, would you want to know?

Asked by jca (36062points) January 6th, 2010

if there were some magical, miraculous way you could know these comments and thoughts, for example, your boss, your coworkers, your family: what gossip, comments, opinions they’ve either shared with others or just thought and kept to themselves.

if you wore something you thought looked good, would you want to know what people actually thought of it? if you feel like you’re a good worker, would you want to know what your boss and coworkers actually think and say about you? your friends commenting and gossiping on you and your life with other friends, would you want to know that? or would these things bother you too much? or do you really not care what people think? you would probably learn both positive and negative comments and thoughts – are you curious what people are really saying and thinking about you?

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Simone_De_Beauvoir's avatar

I already know what people think for the most part – it’s not hard to see through people when they’re only made up of one layer. So no I wouldn’t want to know, the people that are worth it already tell me the cold hard truth.

gemiwing's avatar

Honestly, even just the thought of it disturbs me. ughhgg

Sarcasm's avatar

Absolutely.
How else are we supposed to fix our problems if nobody points them out?

aprilsimnel's avatar

Nope. What anyone thinks of me really is none of my business.

Chikipi's avatar

No, I am a firm believer that I should take everything at it’s value for what is worth and accept it as truth. If they want to be dishonest then it is on them- not me. Plus I think if I heard everything whether or not it was good or bad…It might mess with my head. I would then start to ponder why they weren’t just being honest and direct. It would be hard to bite my tongue and not say anything.

Spinel's avatar

No. I don’t need that kind of heartache or burdensome thought swirling around in my head. I have found people are happy in compliment in front of the person but are just as happy to stab that same person in the back behind closed doors.

jonsblond's avatar

Yes I would. I have been burned many times by “fake” people. All I want is honesty.

I can take it, I’m a big girl.

Great question!

Pcrecords's avatar

Magic? Say anything on here mildly opinionated and there are plenty of people who’ll tell you what they think of you.

filmfann's avatar

No. Whatever they think, I am who I am.

NaturalMineralWater's avatar

Another vote for absolutely! But… I think it might be a bit overwhelming… especially because what SOME people think of you .. really isn’t important.

Jharty89's avatar

Part of me really wants to know, but the other part of me knows that it could mess with me. Of course all the positive things would be awesome, I could always use a confidence boost. But I really wouldnt want to know the negative. It would change how I think of a lot of people. I wouldnt want to know that maybe one of my best friends now had a negative thought about me in the past or somthing. Not that it would be a huge deal, but I still wouldnt want to know. And, maybe if I had known at the time then I might have taken it to heart and would have lost a great friendship. I think if someone had really negative thoughts about me then it would be pretty obvious anyway.

Berserker's avatar

Meh, unless they planned to kill me or something, I probably wouldn’t be interested.
It would just be quite depressing.
Got nuff of me own noggin’ to be dealing wit’, enweyz.

wundayatta's avatar

‘Course I would. It couldn’t possibly get any worse that what I think they are thinking.

Austinlad's avatar

Trying to be myself regardless of what others think has been my lifelong mission. Still working on it.

CaptainHarley's avatar

No. I know who I am and have no need of outside reinforcement or negation.

ratboy's avatar

I’d be devastated to discover that people really think these pants make my ass look big.

SABOTEUR's avatar

If I heard something that pleased me, I’d probably get a swelled head over it.
If I heard something unpleasant about me, I’d probably stress over it or become bitter.

Frankly, I can see no benefit obtained from having this “special power”.

Thanks…but no thanks.

HGl3ee's avatar

Heck no, don’t give a crud what anyone else thinks! I’m happy and that’s what matters ^.^

Master0fPuppets's avatar

Unfortunately, I’ve always had this feeling about what people are really saying, or thinking, when I talk to them (in person only, of course), and any time I checked, I was right. Even the things I didn’t want to be right about. I almost wish I DIDN’T know, sometimes. :/

SilentPurr's avatar

No. I already have enough trouble with what I think people are saying about me, without having those thoughts confirmed! LoL

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