“Generalized Coming Out Of The Closet” by johnswentworth
You know how most people, probably including you, have stuff about themselves which they keep hidden from the world, because they worry that others would respond negatively to it? I think there's a lot of alpha in sharing that stuff publicly, online. Just baring your soul to the world. It's like a much more general version of coming out of the closet.
Obviously there are caveats, but I think the caveats mostly boil down to “there are some skills involved in generalized coming out of the closet to make it be well received”, as opposed to “society just reflexively attacks people who reveal certain things”. This post is mostly about my current best guesses at the relevant skills.
And lest you think this is just armchair speculation… I have put my metaphorical money where my mouth is. I’ve been actively aiming to generalized-come-out-of-the-closet more over the past half year [...]
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Outline:
(01:49) Value Prop
(05:33) Audience Choice and Bracing Yourself
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First published:
August 12th, 2025
Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/qGMonyLRXFRnCWSj6/generalized-coming-out-of-the-closet
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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.
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