(Curious inverse note here too: absolutely unintentionally -- just due to Gendery Trained Under-Performance of Friendliness Stuff plus eg. some shyness on my part, or use of an icon rather than my face -- I often get feedback that I come across as "cold, jaded, disaffected")
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I often wonder if the use of an icon does that for me too! Also if it makes me seem less like a real person.
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Someone recently asked if my normal icon is “some high tech eye of Sauron or HAL”
(It’s an 8 bit Gray code rotary encoder. For my code-related accounts. A very weak pun.)
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folks think the mu in my avatar is because i like math or something
it's a muon
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A bunch of folks so far have asked about my current display name, so here goes:
(TLDR muons)
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My avatar is my sister's late cat, who used to be nervous of everything. When I was in a bad way mentally she was a good friend to me. In turn I helped her learn to be less scared of things. She ended up living to a peaceful old age. I find her journey to be very inspiring! 🥰🐈