Is differentiating yourself important?

If it is, how do you show that you are different than someone else?

Often times I observe human behavior to be fairly homogenous in nature and immediately identify similar traits in people. Generally I put myself in a completely different category than most people as I have never seen anyone with the same traits as mine. But how do others view themselves in comparison to how they view others? I mean, how I act in public rarely reflects what is truly going on in my head, I can only assume the same for others. From an outsider’s perspective, I’m the same as everyone else my age. The people I hang around, the music we listen to, the language we speak, it’s all pretty similar, and our conversations are all comprised of items of like interest between us. Yet I can assure you that I, as well as my friends are truly much different from each other.

When at a bar, all I can see are hoes and assholes. I’m usually sickened by the saturation of them, and usually end up avoiding contact and continue drinking with my friends. But I know they can’t all be hoes and assholes, and probably are a lot different from each other, it’s just hard to detect when the only sources of input are my (usually inebriated) senses.

Perhaps I need to be less cynical about people and take some time to try and understand what they are all about. But with any given amount of time, you can only learn so much. Hell I struggle with my own self on a day to day basis, and can honestly say I’ve never been 100% honest with even my best of friends or even myself sometimes. But I must say I’ve learned a lot about myself (or at least taught myself) by just talking to people and sharing ideas. Sure, 99% of the time I think they are complete idiots, but it is still a helpful learning process. While brutal honesty with others is technically an option (and would consequently help you differentiate yourself), in order to optimize your happiness in life some things are generally best left unsaid. Damn I hate social consequences.