Name: What you say about others is how you're seen
Uploaded: 2025-11-22T17:01:49.000Z
Duration: 3 min 23 s
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Yeah, we had a lunch meeting yesterday to go over the company's new goals.

I can't believe I'm a shill for big fish.

Because I thought he was dumb, wildly ineffective, and absolutely adorable.

Well, you're dumb, wildly ineffective, and absolutely adorable.

Spontaneous trait transference communicators take on the qualities they describe in others.

From the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

Their research demonstrates that the traits we describe in others are attributed to us and that this association persists over time.

They found that spontaneous trait transference does not represent a logical attribution, but a mindless association.

So whatever I say about others is how they'll perceive me over time.

And let's just say you haven't had many good things to say about the people around here.

No, you're not gonna Spontaneous trait transference me.

Mama's got nothing good to say, so she's gonna zip it.

Yesterday, I called Susan a moron, of which this planet has never seen.

And then I called Deborah an egocentric, greedy, dishonest freak.

Right, by saying that for a sociopath, she was very good at hiding it.

I have spontaneous trait transferenced myself into the worst thing imaginable.

Oh, God, I have to go compliment everyone right now.

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And then I said Deborah was a fucking crazy bitch.

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