Venkatesh Rao@vgr·May 29, 2021Poll: Which self do you present in your main online medium?Authentic self35.3%Overcompensation self20.1%Misdirection self22.8%Marketing-optimized self21.7%566 votes·Final results12715
Chaos@chaosprime·May 29, 2021Replying to @vgr"overcompensation self" is a needlessly cruel way to say "aspirational self", i approve17
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @chaosprimeThey’re not necessarily the same thing. You don’t necessarily overcompensate where you aspire or vice-versa. Good-to-better is plain aspiration. Covering up weakness with no ambition to get strong is pure overcompensation.7:55 PM · May 29, 20211 Like