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Originally Posted by 8cd03gro
" I am saying this because I am considering some performance mods, and some of which will make my car look "better" than the garden variety. But if I'm honest with myself - those conspicuous mods actually won't make any difference to people's respect for the car. That's why Camaro owners are often heard remarking "it's still a Civic" despite whatever the Civic car owner has done to his car."
It seems from this paragraph that your motivation behind this thread is the consideration that YOUR modifications will not bring more praise from others. Is that not the subject of the above paragraph and your own explanation of why you are, "saying this...?"
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which I already explained in an earlier reply:
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Originally Posted by rez333
Furthermore, by putting myself into the statement it softens an argument and reduces the chances of someone mistaking my discussion as a rebuke. It's not a rebuke, it's my perception of human behavior - inclusive of myself.
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But since you are more interested in arguing and being proven right instead of having a conversation where both sides understand each other, I'm through discussing with you.
