Lately I’ve been realizing just how much of a people-pleaser I am. Some combination of home life and growing up in Japan has made me almost physically unable to confront or disagree.

I’ll imagine myself heroically challenging someone, but when it comes to it I smile and nod and find some tiny aspect of what they said that I can interact with while maintaining harmony.

Honestly it’s great for making friends and putting people at ease. It’s not at all great for standing one’s ground, making one’s case, advocating for oneself, or delivering any other Aaron Sorkin-esque monologue we all fantasize about.

Deep down, I worry that I come off as two-faced; beneath that, I worry that I have no actual views; and beneath all that, I worry that I’m a shitty bitcoiner.