What is sincerity? I often don't know whether what I am saying is sincere or not because there are so many layers to what I am trying to convey.

>>74368
When there are no layers at all, that is sincerity.

>>74370
By layers, I meant different aspects or facets of an idea. Showing them all concisely ain't easy.

"Incapable of" is a strong turn of phrase, but I'll readily believe that people can become resistant to sincerity--and why shouldn't they be? It's not new nor unique that people nowadays don't want to appear foolish. No one wants to get hurt like that, so the layers of irony and detachment serve as armor.

Sometimes irony is fashionable, other times it isn't. Regardless of what state a culture exists in within the grand rhetorical cycle of ironic self-reference the underlying message of affected superiority usually doesn't change too much. At our present level of saturation, only the most blatantly ironic statements appear sincere.

Does irony become sincere when it's the dominant mode of discourse?

>>74379
Furthermore, when sincerity is adopted as an affectation is it hellza sincere?

>>74366
Not "incapable" but you could definitely fall into a pattern that makes sincerity difficult. Focus, practice, and maybe counseling can help. It's hard to vulnerable, much harder than it is to be detached, but I think it is a skill or lifestyle habit that can be cultivated through effort.

If you want to be more sincere and unguarded, you are at least self-aware enough to acknowledge your aloof emptiness and have the desire to change.

Your desire for sincerity sounds sincere.

>74366
I don't think you mean that.