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Re:Willingness to look stupid by afarrell on Thursday October 21, 2021 @08:15AM (#28943303)
Or it is an unwillingness to be vulnerable to the entire internet. Why? Probably fear of being misinterpreted and pilloried by strangers.

It is a justifiable fear. For example, it is easy for people to interpret an imperfect amount of courage as "humble-bragging".

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Re:Willingness to look stupid by pydry on Thursday October 21, 2021 @09:24AM (#28943993)
Maybe. He didnt add the caveat "I don't mind looking stupid except when the entire internet can see" though.

I thought it was heavily implied from the way the article started that we'd be reading some embarrassing stories.

I was somewhat disappointed to see that he was presenting himself as just a humble genius who thinks different.

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Re:Willingness to look stupid by ridiculous_leke on Thursday October 21, 2021 @09:03AM (#28943787)
Nowadays it doesn't even end there. You risk getting "cancelled" by social media mobsters.
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