Similarly, Maimon had little appreciation for these fine bourgeoises who, free from any barriers which would impede their ability to study the sciences, only contented themselves with a shallow acquaintance with what a civilized person should know.
Yet, many of these contacts are very very shallow business acquaintances are not invested in my success.
Mark Bithell, a veteran player, told us that although he enjoyed going out in Soho, "it can be a bit shallow, and you make lots of acquaintances but you don't get to know that many people".
[on Soho] it can be a bit shallow, and you make lots of acquaintances but you don't get to know that many people... "Partly it's about myself – I excluded myself, I stopped playing rugby in my mid-twenties for that reason, I didn't feel I could be myself and I'm delighted I've got back into it".
Ripley is delighted to oblige; his sinister, shallow knack of charm-deployment and acquaintance-scraping allows him to befriend Dickie and Dickie's girlfriend, Marge (Gwyneth Paltrow).
Of course, further research should examine why engaging in prosocial behaviour directed towards strong social ties leads to greater happiness, how long the mood benefits last, and whether doing kind deeds for an acquaintance helps transform a shallow relationship into a deep friendship.
Where before I had believed that maintaining connections and collecting acquaintances was only so much shallow attention-grabbing, I realize now that it is necessary to succeed.
This 20-something male acquaintance is high-living, nihilistic, comical, shallow in thought and deed, professionally lost, spiritually bankrupt and comes from a pampered childhood.
When you talk, stick to shallow, surface topics, just like you would with an acquaintance.
