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I only surround myself with people I find intellectually stimulating.
— My Girl ‧ 1991
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
This is a boast dressed up as a standard. Claiming to only keep intellectually stimulating company sounds like praise for good taste, yet it carries a whiff of self-congratulation that undercuts itself. The line reads as vanity performing as discernment.
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