I've found people who lament that they don't get recognized for their achievements also refuse to network and collaborate, then wonder why no one knows what they've done. Maybe you're like a lot of neurodiverse people and afraid to do any self-promo because you can't see the lines everyone else seems to be able to see. That's understandable, but living in that concern won't get you any closer to the recognition you want.
I'd bet a lot of the popular clout chasers who don't really do anything are people who don't see the lines and push through, or do see the lines and don't care. Neither state is inevitable.
I will say though...
>> "Works both ways though. If you bring your identity into something irrelevant I'm gonna assume it's because you don't know what you're doing."
This is a really bad mindset. You don't know what someone's gone through because of who they are and why the identity they built around it is so important to them. You can't just deem someone's identity irrelevant and expect them to take you seriously.
Pitching bombs at the things other people care about without understanding them is a great way to get recognition for all the wrong things.
I'm not saying that people should judge by profile pic or website colour. But I see my peers who spend most of their time at diversity events, winning 'diversity awards' getting promoted over people like me, who are doing the actual work.
Am female, bi, neurodiverse but none of that is my entire identity so much that I need to plaster it everywhere.