It's sort of scary when I read something like this from someone like you, that I haven't been that emotionally close to on the scheme of things.
Reminds me that we're all the same - perhaps not People In General, but there's certainly a non-insignificant number of people who think like you're thinking here, like I'm thinking now.
It's not killing yourself because you are not your social persona. But nevertheless, it can feel like that.
Rather than take that extreme step of killing a persona, I personally find it enjoyable to present different faces to different social circles. I joined and attended a "white nationalist" neo-nazi group a while back specifically because I've always been a socially conscious member of the left-wing intelligentsia. While that might be an extreme example, try being someone else for a day or a week - it can be fun.
While I do believe that people are certainly unpredictable and forever changing I still believe certain elements remain the same. Just like a flowing river will always have a river bed for water to run over
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Reminds me that we're all the same - perhaps not People In General, but there's certainly a non-insignificant number of people who think like you're thinking here, like I'm thinking now.
It's not killing yourself because you are not your social persona. But nevertheless, it can feel like that.
Rather than take that extreme step of killing a persona, I personally find it enjoyable to present different faces to different social circles. I joined and attended a "white nationalist" neo-nazi group a while back specifically because I've always been a socially conscious member of the left-wing intelligentsia. While that might be an extreme example, try being someone else for a day or a week - it can be fun.
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