Those ubiquitous brief identity sketches, think brisk
notional biographies of values, likes and dislikes which
people draw attention to themselves with variously;
animal lovers, the natural world, gastronomy, music
literature, sports enthusiasts, oenophiles, BBQ addicts
political culture, ethnic groupings, religious devotees --
all to paint a composite drawing of an individual, some
occasionally venturing into the specific territory of
socially-impolite but widely shared antipathies toward
other groups and identities yet rarely do they add
character defects generally rejected by civil society
with identifiers like venality, egotism, fascism and
galloping misanthropy -- though given time and exposure
inevitably those frailties and constructs revealing shame
slip through the protective layers shielding identity
and it can be quite interesting to analyze character flaws
not through conjecture but inadvertent revelations casually
expressed by the transparent postings of those believing
their cover secure, well designed to have them appear
quite other than what they truly are; veering from the
exceptionally well-adjusted person they would prefer
to be thought, to the flat-out sociopath whose persona
tends to flare to prominence, protective veneer asunder.
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