A thought.

[omgtehbets]

I guess I do have them from time to time.

Is it better to keep a philosophical or lifestyle position you have secret in order to keep the people around you from pre-judging you based upon it, or to speak of it openly in the hopes of ultimately deflecting the stigma?

Quite a conundrum, in my mind at least.

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[kartos]

I tell everyone to join slipshine, so I think you know my opinion on this.

[wocgirl]

My standard position is to tell nothing to anyone until they become a friend (and I've scoped out what they can handle) or until it becomes situationally necessary.

But really, for me, it's not about avoiding stigma, it's just a preference for privacy. I kinda like having secrets.