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I am always "myself". I just have a well-defined catalog of masks that I wear in public.

Just as I do not leave the house without appropriate clothing on my body, I do not project from my personality center without an appropriate mask on.

Seeing other "naked" personalities would be just as jarring to me as a random group of nudists at the mall--especially as malls are predominantly occupied by apparel stores.

I don't particularly feel the need to allow anyone a glimpse of my private personality parts, nor would I find it useful to look at someone else's. I'd never really know if I were seeing the real thing or another mask, anyway.



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