what are some of the most consistent traits you notice about people in general?

[datasuspect]

[NMDemDist2]

1. other - self absorption n/t

[BuelahWitch]

5. I'll second that one

[youthere]

24. I'll give it a third.

[LibDemAlways]

27. You nailed it. By far the average person's

#1 topic - him or herself.

I wouldn't even put kindness on the list. Been burned too many times.

[Boojatta]

2. Left-right symmetry. They're different from starfish.

[DarkTirade]

14. You obviously haven't met some of the people that I have...

:P

[Ikonoklast]

3. Breathing an oxygen atmosphere.

I did a little experiment about that once.

Didn't turn out too good for the subject, but, that't how we learn, right?

[FloridaJudy]

4. Most of them are carbon-based life-forms

With the exception of certain Republican politicians. I say we find out what planet they're from, and nuke it from space. It's the only way to assure our continuation as a species.

[Xipe Totec]

6. They're not me

Many come close, but never an exact match.

[Fox Mulder]

7. Definitely not kindness.

I think shallowness and self-absorption are the most consistent traits among people in general.

Edited to add greed.

[BeachBaby]

8. Here's a trait I see being consistent among people.....

People who smoke pot don't take anti-depressants or anti-anxiety drugs.

[TZ]

12. nope

I have a good friend who does all three......

[Deep13]

20. Actually, I have had cases where that was true. nt

[Deep13]

19. How do you know it's not the other way around?

Perhaps psych. patients avoid marijuana because they know they should not use it with RX medications. Alternatively, maybe after having their emotional problems treated, thay simply don't feel a need to use marijuana.

[Lady Effingbroke]

9. shallowness, vacuousness, a marked preponderance toward self-absorption,

and obsession with pop-culture inanity and triviality.

[bridgit]

10. I'm surprised kindness has the votes it does; it's out there but not in predominate numbers

a drive round the freeways & highways of America rules out kindness all the further while ruling in 'stupidity'. I say: Other, people have to be grounded somewhere to even survive, but I see allot of rudder-less drifting as though they have no center :cry:

We are talking in the aggregate of course, as all my immediate friends and associates are less so by design. And maybe that's what is lacking...a design :thumbsup:

[datasuspect]

11. very insightful

i notice many, many fearful and stupid people everywhere.

lack of a design? definitely.

[DarkTirade]

15. Maybe its scarcity is what makes it more noticeable when it happens.

:shrug:

[asteroid2003QQ47]

13. GREED! n/t

[EstimatedProphet]

16. They're assholes, every last one.

[Deep13]

18. That suggests your standards are what is wrong and not human behavior. nt

[EstimatedProphet]

31. I figured YOU would say that.

:evilgrin:

[Deep13]

17. bipedalism

I see that as a pretty consistent trait.

[raccoon]

21. The need to feel superior to somebody else.

One of people's less appealing traits.

But OTOH, MOST people are well-intentioned.

[graywarrior]

22. Cluelessness and sheeplike.

[Phillycat]

23. Self-centered fear. Fear of losing what they have, or not getting what they want.

[KansDem]

25. Ignorance. They're all ignorant and don't know it...(nt)

[datasuspect]

28. the only intelligent person is the ignorant person who realizes what they do not know

[LeftyFingerPop]

26. Lack of empathy. n/t

[LibDemAlways]

29. Selfish, ignorant, self-absorbed, petty, mean...pretty

much sums it up.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

30. fundamental attribution errror

people love to make character assumptions from a single behavior without taking situation/circumstances into account.

i think it makes us feel better about ourselves.

[LeftyFingerPop]

32. this is very true

:thumbsup:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

33. according to research its more true for western cultures than eastern cultures.

:hi:

[redqueen]

35. Excellent point...

[redqueen]

34. Other - thoughtlessness, lack of consideration for others, or selfishness

*sigh*

[zingaro]

36. Total lack of honest self-awareness and self-examination.

People live so blindly, lost in an abyssmal combination of fear and stupidity. So few people stop to think, to ponder, to wonder about their own actions and motivations. I don't know if it's lack of how-to knowledge or lack of time or lack of interest or what but until it changes, I don't think meaningful change in society at large is possible.

*sigh*

[Tuesday Afternoon]

37. I am continually amazed at the constistency of inconsistency of

poeple in general to be very consistent.