I mean as in Spy x Family. Everyone has a secret they hide from everyone else, even their closest people.

Do you think real life is like that?

  • nightmare786@leminal.spaceEnglish
    55·
    22 hours ago

    it’s called roles. we play the sibling role, parent role, friend and SO role, our job role. there is no true self, just adjusting to meet the role’s needs.

    • radix@lemmy.worldEnglish
      201·
      21 hours ago

      I’ve always thought of it like a d20. For every role we occupy, we show a different facet on top. Some facets remain visible despite not being the “dominant” one, but others are hidden on the other side.

      No single face is our “true self” but they are all a part of who we are.

    • Valmond@lemmy.world
      10·
      22 hours ago

      Or persona per the psychologist Karl Jung IIRC.

      So definitely a thing for basically everyone.