Comment on YSK that only by being yourself will you find people who like the real you. No one can beat you at being you, but you’ll only ever be second best at pretending to be someone else.

the_q@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• Klear@quokk.au ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I’m a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude!

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• NaibofTabr@infosec.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  “Who you are” changes with context. For instance, you behave differently with your spouse than you do with your parents. There are things you would do and say with your spouse that you would not with your parents. Similarly if you are with a 4-year-old vs. with a coworker.

  Behaving differently around different people doesn’t mean you’re being “fake”, it’s just an aspect of human social life.

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  • the_q@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Tell that to autistic folks struggling with masking.

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    • NaibofTabr@infosec.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      When you say “struggling” with masking, do you mean struggling with trying to wear the right mask, or with feeling like you’re always wearing a mask?

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      • the_q@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Masking is acting in a perceived socially appropriate way so both.

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