Lucid Dream

[The Legendary Joe]

The communities tend to do that. "Be nice or be cast out."

Not saying I'm rude all the time, but I prefer to be direct instead of smiling and pretending to like people that I in fact don't like.

Since when has being nice and friendly equalling dishonest? And since when has being rude being same as honest? It's not about pretending, it's about being who you are (though I do understand that pretention is frequent when it comes to online-socializing).

Sometimes, telling the truth can come across as rude, especially when beating around the bush doesn't work, you HAVE to be blunt to let it be known.

"Does this dress make my butt Look fat?" is a prime example of where most of us would tend to lie. "No not at all!, You look beautiful!" or other similar comments that would generally lead to false praise. Where others would be more like "No, your butt makes your butt look fat." Which is brutally honest, and can be considered rude.