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In EA circles, it's commonly advised to "keep your identity small" so as not to feel threatened when it's challenged, allowing for a more objective pursuit of truth. On the other hand, I find it better to keep many strands to my identity. By doing so, I am less likely to feel overly threatened when any particular aspect of my identity is questioned. I think that having a rich sense of identity makes me more robust as a person as my identity feels less fragile. I also find it more realistic for me to include things like EA as part of my identity.
In EA circles, it's commonly advised to "keep your identity small" so as not to feel threatened when it's challenged, allowing for a more objective pursuit of truth. On the other hand, I find it better to keep many strands to my identity. By doing so, I am less likely to feel overly threatened when any particular aspect of my identity is questioned. I think that having a rich sense of identity makes me more robust as a person as my identity feels less fragile. I also find it more realistic for me to include things like EA as part of my identity.