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    Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 30 May 2019
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    It’s needlessly hard to relate to people who present a 100% aspirational persona in public. The mask never slips, and it’s usually more work than it’s worth to connect with the real person behind the mask. I used to put in the work, but now my strategy is to give up immediately.

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    • Garrett Naim Miah suru, quietly looking Morgan Donze Sumanth ⚡ Tayo WoodIsGood ⚪ ɢᴀʀʀɪꜱᴏɴ ʙʀᴇᴄᴋᴇɴʀɪᴅɢᴇ Timothy #masks4all Roy
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      2. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 30 May 2019
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        I mean, the work-in-progress person you are now, warts and all, is probably more relatable and interesting than the stepford-you from Utopia-2022 you perform. Relax, let your guard down a bit, make it easier for people. If some jerk exploits the openness, block and move on.

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      3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 30 May 2019
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        The thing is, you might be the most profoundly fascinating person behind the mask, but the value of a relationship can’t really exceed the interestingness of the less interesting party, so people won’t put in more work to access you than they think they themselves are worth.

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      4. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 30 May 2019
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        * Usual footnotes about celebs, pretty girls, and rich people apply. Different rules apply for them. Power, sex, and money always distort any generalizations you can make on such topics.

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      2. K‏ @2Canadians 31 May 2019
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        Replying to @0pfour @vgr

        2 tangents. 1) I heard of Fabianism only in 🇬🇧 context. May you shed some lights, how it apply here.🤔☺️ 2) I feel some of us can't divulge a lot due to our actual positions, NDAs, politics at existing ventures, where information can be used as leveraged against us.

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      1. James 'Recovering Rationalist' Stuber‏ @uberstuber 30 May 2019
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        I'm imagining the one person who's actually killing it 100% of the time but no one believes in them

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      2. Gene Linetsky‏ @GeneLinetsky 30 May 2019
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        My aspirational persona took over years ago. There’s nothing left behind it. Sucked dry.

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      1. Ritwik Priya‏ @ritwik_priya 31 May 2019
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        Everything is about the margin. People living in the British isles could do with a bit more of black turtleneck chutzpah.

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      2. T.K. Coleman‏ @TK_Coleman 31 May 2019
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        I often observe the opposite: people who are super serious & aspirational in real life, but who are total goofballs on social media. You would never know because they see their aspirational side as a "brand" or "persona" that they don't want to stereotyped with.

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      3. T.K. Coleman‏ @TK_Coleman 31 May 2019
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        I also see it with people who are positive in real life, but very negative on social media because of the difference in incentives. There are some people I relate to very well, but I can't relate to the way they act on social media at all.

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