Are you a polarizing person?

[Wvvtayy]

As in, people who know your personality generally either REALLY like you or REALLY dislike you, with very few inbetween opinions

I've always been one although I'm not sure why

[schwarzkopf]

Not at all OP, I'm just naturally disliked by all humans. There is no in between.

[Enthusiastic Steward]

I've always been one although I'm not sure why

Your signature calls one of the dominant schools of political thought a plague on society, and you are unsure as to why people find you polarizing?

[Wvvtayy]

Your signature calls one of the dominant schools of political thought a plague on society, and you are unsure as to why people find you polarizing?

It's not just about my political views though. It's been like this my whole life for me, way before I took any sort of interest in politics.

[Toxuvox]

As I'm quite an opinionated person, I can be polarizing in certain company. For the most part tho, I'm a fucking delight

[Kumorii]

On MMOC we are all polarized.

[vindicatorx]

I'd have to say yes. Most people either like me a lot or hate me. I'm pretty blunt on a lot of things and I tend not to sugarcoat things disregarding people's feelings. Some people like that, others do not.

[Ghostpanther]

On MMOC we are all polarized.

Good point. Here, you really only get to see a small fraction of what the person really is. And it is that fraction which can make people, like or dislike you.

[Galactis]

Usually I am cautious of most people, trustworthiness is something that does not come easy for humans. However, I am an extremely loyal and trusting person, and am great with punctuality. As I age more my mind allows for more and more open ideas and to at least listen a little bit more. It is an extremely difficult thing to learn over time and dealing with humans.

"Polarity" probably is not the right word to use since it feels harsh to me. Though, some humans do deserve the harshness of complete separation due to whatever ideology, mentality, or physical stature they posses.

I probably would sub the word with "Demarcate" for me personally. I find drawing boundaries and lines at a certain limit and making those limits clearly known to others. That they know well in advance and that my spark of strength and fierceness can erupt when those values, boundaries, or ideals are crossed.

I am fiercely competitive and extremely reasonable.

Again, Polarizing isn't the right word for me but, I got your point.

[Enthusiastic Steward]

It's not just about my political views though. It's been like this my whole life for me, way before I took any sort of interest in politics.

It doesn't have to be about politics to show that you have a tendency to take extremely one-sided positions, is more what I was getting at. It could just be a general behavioral trait to go all-or-nothing.

[Wvvtayy]

Good point. Here, you really only get to see a small fraction of what the person really is. And it is that fraction which can make people, like or dislike you.

The question is referring to IRL, not the internet

[Unholyground]

As in, people who know your personality generally either REALLY like you or REALLY dislike you, with very few inbetween opinions

I've always been one although I'm not sure why

Everyone I meet likes me, and the ones who don't eventually do for some damn reason lol.

[Ghostpanther]

The question is referring to IRL, not the internet

But I was replying to a comment by another poster. Which they are correct. In RL? I do not think it is as black and white.

[Boricha]

I try not to engage in controversial/divisive topics with people I'm not pretty good friends with, so I'd say no.

[Kyphael]

I don't think so. I mean, I've come across some people, especially in High School, who disliked me without even knowing me, but generally everyone who gets to know me gets along with me just fine.

[Ghostpanther]

I don't think so. I mean, I've come across some people, especially in High School, who disliked me without even knowing me, but generally everyone who gets to know me gets along with me just fine.

Yep. I had guys who did not like me and even attacked me physically, because their girlfriends were attracted to me. Jealous jerks.

[Machismo]

In person, most people tend to like me fairly well when they first meet me. I tend to treat people accordingly, based on how they act and behave round others. If you don't like me, there's a good chance it's because I don't want you to like me.

[Thelxi]

Yes very.

[Independent voter]

The house rule around home is not to talk about politics or religion.

[Pentai]

Your sig makes little sense though as far as political theory goes, the far-left can be the most conservative force of them all due to the anti-capitalist mantra which can stall progress. And that's according to Marx himself (if common-sense isn't enough), progress is an effect of capitalism after-all and a product of scarcities of sorts. So as far as the far-left is concerned, conservatism isn't a plague but another area where a magical balance must be maintained, as capital has the tendency of attempting to convince their targets that their culture is shit so they can buy them-off cheap.

So how certain are you that this sort of self-contradicting nature of yours isn't what's deterring people from wanting to spend more tine with you?