You can't post about personal things on this site without people assuming things about your life.

There’s still value in writing honestly even if people misinterpret what you mean. People will ALWAYS assume things about you. They’ll fill in the blanks with their own stories and projections. And you can still use those to discern your own truth.

It's human nature but if you're already in a place of confusion being redirected by a billion opinions is the last thing I want so I (sometimes) avoid sharing parts of me that require more nuance

That's what we all do. I assume. And you do too according to what we read without having the benefit of the whole picture.
If somebody's post are always about his four legged friends, Im going to assume he's a horse.

And yet .... that's exactly why EP ... and the early version of this site .... were designed to support

It has evolved .... and not in a good way

Unfortunately very true.

That is true everywhere though, not just on this site, that people make all kinds of assumptions with the slimmest evidence.

People will always assume If they don’t know, maybe tell them something about you?

Show me someone who isn’t full of assumptions and I’ll show you someone recently deceased 🤷‍♂

We dont know the full story

you cant throw yourself into the public sqaure and pick and choose the feedback bro... cha'mon. 🕺

Mmhm, they assume everything from nothing.