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When we fool other and get away with us, we feel estranged from our own selves. It’s good to do once in a while. But we start to lose the sense we are real. https://t.co/fTfo1HtEjC

There’s a failure mode where I’m so eager to validate. I buy someone’s shtick uncritically. Oh, they’re NERVOUS today. So crabby. I take their story so seriously they’re trapped in it. https://t.co/EB7egrti81

If I had to stereotype it: [affirming stories too intensely] = liberal circles [ignoring little stories too callously] = hippie circles Both are coming from a place of real need. Lots of people’s stories don’t get validated. Lots of people’s stories get too easily bought.

But to be with someone through the drag of life? 💃🎭💄 That’s beautiful. I wanna learn from both groups. Pick up what they’re putting down that matters. Sift away the rest. https://t.co/fmI4ShRAut
