Do You Like Things More Than People?
By Artgirl
@owstalaga (4707)
Philippines
October 24, 2015 1:20am CST
Not talking about being materialistic here... but there are times I prefer things over people. Things (excluding money!!! 
) like the internet, TV shows, movies, comics, food, art etc rather than being around some friends/family.
Like when I was younger, I'd prefer to watch a cartoon /anime episode over playing with a cousin. Hey the show wouldn't be replayed while we can play anytime we wanted. Wouldn't want to miss the show, right? 
A more recent example would be me liking someone's comic books more than the person who owns it. 
Sorry, not sorry. 
Now looking at people as things, that is a different matter altogether. It's something that shouldn't be done. Maybe i'll write about that but it's kind of risky.
Anyway, when/what are the times you prefer things over people? 
) like the internet, TV shows, movies, comics, food, art etc rather than being around some friends/family.
Like when I was younger, I'd prefer to watch a cartoon /anime episode over playing with a cousin. Hey the show wouldn't be replayed while we can play anytime we wanted. Wouldn't want to miss the show, right?
A more recent example would be me liking someone's comic books more than the person who owns it. Sorry, not sorry.
Now looking at people as things, that is a different matter altogether. It's something that shouldn't be done. Maybe i'll write about that but it's kind of risky.
Anyway, when/what are the times you prefer things over people? 12 people like this
15 responses
@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
24 Oct 15
certain things over certain people but generally I prefer company. I wouldn't miss a party just for something on TV for instance.
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@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
25 Oct 15
@arthurchappell For me it would depend what kind of party. Am not much of a party goer. I used to be a bookworm but I don't get to read books anymore. Mostly I go online nowadays.
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@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
25 Oct 15
@TheHorse Well we didn't have much technology back when I was a kid. Brick game and Family Computer and the computers at the time were the highest form of technology/gadget back then.
@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
24 Oct 15
i prefer the gifts 'f mother nature o'er folks - the critters, 'n all the beauty she shares with's all. folks jest make me nervous. i'm more prone to peace 'n quiet.
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@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
29 Oct 15
@crazyhorseladycx Well I guess it depends where in the city you get to live too. :) It's not overly polluted with smog here so it doesn't bother me at all.
@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
25 Oct 15
Oh yeah! I like that too! If only I lived in the countryside. I prefer the city so I don't get to interact much with nature. I do appreciate the city greens whenever I can and go to parks when I am able to.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
25 Oct 15
@owstalaga i fear livin' in a city'd suffocate me 
@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
25 Oct 15
depends on the people - there are friends I cherish more than things and people I retreat from to go online but even on here it's readers rather than keyboards that matter
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@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
31 Oct 15
well it's good to have a few real friends too. 
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
31 Oct 15
@owstalaga absolutely and they always get priority
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@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
25 Oct 15
Good to know. Glad you found someone you share the same interest with.
Glad you found someone you share the same interest with.1 person likes this
@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
2 Nov 15
@wiLLmaH True. It is better to have someone who understands you as much as you understand them.
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@wiLLmaH (8801)
• Singapore, Singapore
26 Oct 15
@owstalaga Opposite attracts is not as applicable to too many people. Haha!
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@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
25 Oct 15
Based on the responses, I think most of us on this forum is like this. hahaha~
@Pattitude (1287)
• Newton, North Carolina
24 Oct 15
I'm such a loner, I mainly prefer to be alone than being with other people. People, as a rule, tend to aggravate me, but a daytime outing occasionally is great. Plus, I am in school (for Alternative Medicine) so that alone time is greatly needed!
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@TheHorse (206019)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Oct 15
@Pattitude Thanks. That's a very good description. As a psychologist, I'm sensitive to the psychological factors (like anxiety, which I think is prevalent today) that can underlie physical symptoms.
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@Pattitude (1287)
• Newton, North Carolina
25 Oct 15
@TheHorse The main difference is in the treatment. Regular physicians, or as they are called 'allopathic physicians' only treat the symptoms. Alternative Medicine practitioners whether they be homeopathic, naturopathic (which is my goal), or doctors of Chinese medicine, look at the whole picture, the whole body, the underlying condition. Allopathic physicians only treat the symptom (which is often the body's way of dealing with it, and is an automatic response to let us know something is wrong), but they do not treat the underlying condition, the main culprit causing the symptom. So they get rid of the symptom, but the causative factor is still there. I hope I explained that well enough :)
@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
29 Oct 15
Right, I also feel that way but then again I still like things more than people.
@allknowing (130064)
• India
25 Oct 15
Because I like people I am here interacting. In the real world however regrettably I do not find people who share my interests.
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@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
25 Oct 15
True, that's the hardest. I also don't find a lot of people I have common interests with. How lonely people are eh?
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@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
25 Oct 15
Yes. I like how you picture it. Reminds of the times I did the same too.
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@srisahara (4508)
• Indonesia
24 Oct 15
I am included a person who love staying in front of my laptop than talking about the unnecessary thing with others. I feel enjoy writing, reading and browsing something that I want to know.
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@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
25 Oct 15
It's fun doing those things than being with loud obnoxious people who know nothing but gossip right?
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@srisahara (4508)
• Indonesia
25 Oct 15
@owstalaga I agree with you, reading, writing and sharing about good things for life is better than talking about nothing with loud obnoxious people. So, I love staying longer and give more time to my love friends here.
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@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
25 Oct 15
Me too! Hahaha! There are times I like to interact with people but when I am overwhelmed I prefer to be alone somewhere and just look at all those people.
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@TheHorse (206019)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Oct 15
Sometime I prefer practicing on a musical instrument or working on my vintage loudspeakers to hanging out with people. But usually, I like doing things with people. I just don't like large crowds, unless I'm at a baseball game.
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@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
25 Oct 15
Me too. I don't like too much people around me but I like being around people. Such a contradiction I know.
@crewgirl (191)
• United States
24 Oct 15
I definitely prefer things over people. I love TV shows, movies and watching trailers for new movies and TV shows. My sister was talking to me the other day and the TV was on. A trailer comes on for SuperGirl that premieres this Monday and I couldn't help but drown out what she was saying just so I could get a glimpse at the commercial. My sister was furious that I wasn't paying attention to her. I couldn't help it. It's my passion, I guess.
@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
25 Oct 15
@crewgirl Haha, you could have told her to shush for a while watching the commercial while she was talking. Maybe she would understand that you were busy watching and wait until it was finished.
But then again, my cousin got annoyed with me at some point back when we were kids when she realized I preferred the TV more than playing with her.
But then again, my cousin got annoyed with me at some point back when we were kids when she realized I preferred the TV more than playing with her. 1 person likes this
@theflyingmako (16)
• Shreveport, Louisiana
25 Oct 15
As an introvert I relate to this. I mean I enjoy being with close friends and (some) family members, but most of the time I'd rather be on the computer doing whatever I feel like doing at that time.
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@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
25 Oct 15
So true. I love to use my brain more than my social skills. Small talk is pointless to me and I don't like it unless I have to use it.
Small talk is pointless to me and I don't like it unless I have to use it. @AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 Oct 15
I prefer my dog to most people, my husband excluded of course.
@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
25 Oct 15
As a kid we had dogs, but I didn't like how they would get too close when I got older. Now I prefer cats over dogs, but maybe it depends on the dog breed. If it's the small and quiet ones and not the rowdy ones I'm used to I can get used to dogs again.
Now I prefer cats over dogs, but maybe it depends on the dog breed. If it's the small and quiet ones and not the rowdy ones I'm used to I can get used to dogs again. 1 person likes this
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
25 Oct 15
@owstalaga I don't like little dogs, they bark too much and the only time I got bit was by a small dog. I like bigger dogs, my dog is 70 pounds.
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