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Originally Posted by radek7633
I never said it was mutually exclusive... and certainly true... I think a big part of acting like an adult is admitting fault for your mistakes. Those of higher order cognition will see through lies and respect a person who has made a mistake and admitted fault moreso than one who has made a mistake and not taken responsibility... IMO ... but you certainly make a valid point.
Please direct your attention to the following... I think many people can agree on the dichotomy you are refering to
I used to get the same comments and dirty looks from people when I was 20 and bought a 2 year old Saab 9-3... I saw it as a compliment that they figured a 20 year old was not capable of achieving something like that... I assumed (and this may not be true, but my assumption at the time) that they made such judgements because they couldnt achieve such lengths when they were 20... IMO
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Very true, it certainly takes much more integrity to admit fault and to completely accept responsibility. I didn't mean to come off as attacking and disecting your post by the way, I was only venting a bit in general so my apologies to a fellow Saab guy!
I guess the way people look at you is relative; I first started driving in Greenwich CT and I couldn't count how many kids at my high school trash talked my '96 Saab. I enjoyed having a car that I could say I completely owned, built, and maintained on my own coin and felt that people gave me more respect because of that. Driving the Z on the other hand, I feel like I am seen as a spoiled rich kid (even though I paid for a large percentage of it) but oh well!