“Nobody actually changes, they just get better at hiding who they've always been”
Agree
- Core personality remains fixed from childhood
- Behavior modification isn't transformation
- We just learn socially acceptable masks
- Therapy teaches management not change
Disagree
- People fundamentally transform through experience
- Neuroplasticity enables real change
- Growth is visible and measurable
- Consciousness can reshape personality
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