What seems like a principled intermediate option is to find or build a ‘Bubble’, i.e. a social environment in which one feels (and ideally is) safe to reveal more of one’s self publicly.
As an introvert who tends to keep different parts of my life separate (work vs different friend groups vs hobbies, etc) out of fear of social disapproval or “using up too many weirdness points”, this statement strongly resonated with me. It feels like something I have already been trying to do slowly in my own way, but you outlined a very clear way of thinking about it. I gave this comment a strong upvote.
What seems like a principled intermediate option is to find or build a ‘Bubble’, i.e. a social environment in which one feels (and ideally is) safe to reveal more of one’s self publicly.
As an introvert who tends to keep different parts of my life separate (work vs different friend groups vs hobbies, etc) out of fear of social disapproval or “using up too many weirdness points”, this statement strongly resonated with me. It feels like something I have already been trying to do slowly in my own way, but you outlined a very clear way of thinking about it. I gave this comment a strong upvote.