realized earlier today that i have a really strong desire to conceal things about me that are low-status, or to be especially open about them, in a ballsy way that actually grants me more status not super surprising from the outside, but...
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it’s always an op, even when i don’t consciously intend for it to be an op but does it have to be? i don’t know
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tempted to experiment with just being low-status but if i were to just say things that make me low-status, that would just benefit my status because of the bravery/ballsiness guess i’d have to reveal info reluctantly and shamefully for maximum cringe
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ok wait a minute, i think i can make this *deliciously* meta. so here’s a brief experiment. i’m going to tell you the same (true!) information in two different ways and you can tell me what your visceral emotional reaction is [CW: cringe content, based content]
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1. I’m a kissless virgin. I’ve never dated anyone or asked anyone out. For years, I’ve been lonely and horny most of the time, and read erotica and jacked off instead of making an effort to connect with real people. I often use escapist romantic fantasies to help me fall asleep.
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(even while writing this i had to resist the urge to reduce the cringe. i *think* i’ve now made it as cringe as i can fit in 280 characters)
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2. For a long time, I didn’t make any real effort to get a gf/bf—despite really wanting one—in part because I had my own shit to work through, but also because of my own cowardice. COVID has made it harder, but I am trying to meet people and hopefully I’ll find someone special.
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(‘actually, i identify as an Alpha Virgin’)pic.twitter.com/Mh18jh4FDO
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it’s not perfect, but i expect that you had different reactions to those two tweets now for the meta-level: does the fact i’m doing this experiment make me higher or lower status in your eyes? now the fact that i asked that question, does it make me higher or lower status? etc.
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I thought the first one was cooler
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