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maurelian
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I feel like a little bit of an outsider in all the worlds I move through. This is certainly beneficial in some ways, but it can also be taxing to rarely feel fully at ease.
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maurelian
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This is one possible interpretation: https://xkcd.com/610/ Which is not much more than an introvert’s cope for being awkward.
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maurelian
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Another is a certain natural skepticism/contrarianism/paranoia. I think that there is likely a healthy and unhealthy way for this tendency to express itself. But I’m not quite sure what the healthy one is. I’m thinking “friendly combative”?
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maurelian
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Or, how to do you the “yes… and” improv technique without being too agreeable?
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shazow
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I relate to what you describe. For me, I think a big part of it is being uncomfortable with commitment. In highschool, I never felt comfortable being locked into a single social group, I'd always roam between many. I recently noticed I still do that today, which is hard because I miss out on a lot vs people who go "all in". It's easy to rationalize it, too. Diversifying! Avoiding bubbles! Contrarianism! But I don't know, honestly not sure if I like it or dislike this about myself, but I do have envy of people who appear to be fully "at home" with their one group and fully identify with them.
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shazow
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Maybe *exclusivity* rather than commitment? I don't even know.
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maurelian
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This is really well articulated, and yes, there is a sense in which it feels like more of a defensive stance than a reasoned principle. More reactionary than contrarian perhaps.
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