"posers"

what is a poser anyway? most would say it's "pretending to be someone you're not". that's bollocks, i say. one of my ideas about things is that you can never really know someone. humans are very fluid individuals. based on this idea, in reference to "posers", how do we then that that's not how they really are? i have heard an idea expressed a number of times in a few different ways, and it is this: you emulate that which interests and inspires you. seeing as we're born basically a blank piece of paper, i would say this statement is definitely something i agree with. we all do it, whether it be with our choice of clothing, a way of speaking, or even a certain style of art. "but they're copying me!" i believe copying and emulating to be two completely different things, and i have yet to find someone who copies another out of spite. though, i have heard that "imitation is the highest form of flattery". so what're yew complaining about anyways?!