Quote Originally Posted by Kolaina View Post
If you don’t know me, don’t interact with me, don’t socialize with me nor I do any of that with you, why is it so important to identify yourself to me when I’m never going to give you a second thought? We do not matter to each other yet this vanity necessitates that I must recognize your identity
(RP mode off) Because it is what human beings are. It is a fundamental part of our social structure and it exists in nearly every endeavor we engage in. Clothing, music, art, etc., human beings have an instinctive need to express themselves to others. So much so that in real life there are often LAWS implemented to PROTECT that ability to express oneself. Human beings DO matter to each other. I am going to turn your statement around on you and suggest that it is narcissism that allows for the making of statements such as the ones you have just presented. Shutting down the ability of others to express themselves to you is a selfish act. If you do not like how they express themselves, you have the right to ignore them. You do not have the right, however, to strip them of that self identity. Not in real life and not, as of yet, in FFXIV. At least not without the use of third party mods.