A sibling comment points to two essays from "back in the day" which are broadly about conformism: "What you can't say" and "Why nerds are unpopular".

If you went back and reread them, would you say they're "highfalutin pseudo-psychologizing"?

Both you and pg have changed in the intervening decade-and-change; I think you're over-weighting his changes, and under-weighting your own.

Which is natural, but I'm curious what you think of those essays in that light.