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Catfish Anthropology

coldhealing β€’ 904 implied HN points β€’ 30 Jan 24
🎭️ Culture Social Interactions Online Identity
  1. The author reflects on their experiences meeting Twitter followers in person who mistakenly believe the author is a girl.
  2. The meetups with Twitter followers occasionally led to misunderstandings and awkward situations, highlighting the challenges of online personas.
  3. Despite the uncomfortable experiences, the author emphasizes the importance of kindness and understanding when building relationships offline.

You Don't Have To Be Nice To Win

The Real Sarah Miller β€’ 314 implied HN points β€’ 11 Feb 24
🎭️ Culture Personal Stories Human behavior Social Interactions
  1. Being nice is not always necessary to succeed in certain situations. Sometimes, a more assertive approach might be more effective.
  2. Building connections with others can be a mix of being open and assertive, rather than just trying to please everyone.
  3. It's important to be genuine and authentic in interactions with others, even if it means expressing opinions that may not align with everyone.
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Richard

Sounds Good! β€’ 78 implied HN points β€’ 23 Jan 24
πŸ“š Literature Poetry Memoir Friendship Youth Social Interactions
  1. The author is working on a new poetry project named 'Richard', with old and new poems in the sequence.
  2. The author reminisces about past experiences and relationships, reflecting on themes of sacrifice, friendship, and personal growth.
  3. There is a focus on storytelling, memories, and personal reflection through a mix of poetry and prose.

The importance of a good reputation

Optimally Irrational β€’ 17 implied HN points β€’ 06 Mar 24
πŸ”¬ Science Social Interactions Game Theory Evolutionary biology Psychology Cooperation
  1. Reputation is like a second self that guides our actions, influencing how others perceive and interact with us.
  2. People can build a good reputation by consistently displaying cooperative and trustworthy behavior over time.
  3. While reputation takes time to build up, it can be lost quickly, emphasizing the importance of maintaining trust and integrity in social interactions.

Crowd

Venture Prose β€’ 299 implied HN points β€’ 09 Apr 23
🎭️ Culture Personal Stories Social Interactions Entrepreneurship
  1. The author finds large gatherings exhausting and prefers solitude, as they feel overwhelmed by noise and crowds.
  2. They describe themselves as direct, intense, and easily bored, with a strong passion for working with entrepreneurs and hearing their stories.
  3. Despite struggling with social situations, the author thrives when engaging with individuals who deeply share their passions and beliefs, especially entrepreneurs.

Laboring in the Longhouse

The Carousel β€’ 95 implied HN points β€’ 23 Apr 23
🎭️ Culture Workplace dynamics Gender Dynamics Social Interactions
  1. The modern office is like a 'longhouse' with open floor plans, emphasizing visibility and gossip among female coworkers.
  2. Women excel in the workplace due to their strength in indirect communication and attention to detail, symbolized by the tyranny of checkboxes.
  3. Certain women in mid-management roles embody a mix of femininity and masculine 'dread', enforcing the workplace culture with callousness and indirect tactics.

It's all just a SERIES OF TUBES, you know.

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends β€’ 0 implied HN points β€’ 07 Jul 15
🎭️ Culture Social media Sleep Artificial Intelligence Social Interactions
  1. March 27 is a significant date for notable births and deaths, sparking curiosity about the reasons behind it.
  2. Exposure to light from laptops and phones can disrupt sleep patterns, contributing to decreased sleep durations compared to a century ago.
  3. A man created a secret album in an Apple store due to unexpected circumstances.

Surprise Me

Are You Okay? β€’ 0 implied HN points β€’ 14 Jun 20
πŸ₯ Health & Wellness COVID-19 updates Mental health Parenting Social Interactions
  1. The writer broke their promise not to post on weekends because they enjoy engaging with their audience and have a compulsive nature.
  2. The writer recommends a fun Sunday ritual of sitting in a lawn chair in the front yard, which they find to be like a surprise party each time.
  3. The writer is interested in hearing from their audience about topics they would like to read about, with suggestions ranging from COVID-19 updates to parenting advice.

Lies We Tell in Leadership, Part 3: Polite Fictions

Adventures in Leadership Land β€’ 0 implied HN points β€’ 23 Jun 23
🎭️ Culture Leadership Workplace dynamics Social Interactions Human behavior Relationships
  1. Polite fictions are lies we tell each other to maintain gaps between ideals and behaviors.
  2. Organizations often create polite fictions to mask dysfunctional behaviors and maintain social cohesion.
  3. Maintaining polite fictions in leadership can involve pretending to follow all rules, treating everyone fairly, and suppressing personal influences in the workplace.