Sometimes I think people are shallow. That’s probably pretty stupid of me, because when I think about it, I can’t really bring myself to believe that anyone is truly characterized by what we mean when we say “that guy’s shallow.”

Instead, I think shallowness is probably a coverup for something painful or difficult…a way of coping with life by lying to oneself and one’s acquaintances about one’s personal “depth.”

What’s really funny is that overt depth is probably often used the same way.