Do you think it’s possible for a person to be shallow and still a decent person?

[Kain10th]

I just came tithe realization that I've been a pretty shallow person my whole life and I have treated everyone around me like garbage. I don't know if I can stop being shallow but maybe I can still at least be a decent person. Do you think it's possible?

 

[Soul]

I don't see any reason why not. I don't know what you mean when you say you're shallow, but what I understand by it isn't a pathology or a sin; it can help people fit in, and shouldn't stop you from treating people better than you have.

 

[Deleted member 17949]

I'm pretty shallow and am a shitty person, but I don't think those two things go hand in hand.

 

[Stavrogin]

I still haven't worked out which qualities constitute a decent person, if any.

 

[stillweary]

I think my parents are shallow, but they're not bad people. There's just no depth to any of our conversations. All of our conversations are just a running tally of everything we did during the week without any substance. It's horribly depressing.