I wish I could give some sort of advice, but as you may have observed, I am in a similar boat. Or perhaps my fretting on Twitter made you write this. Perhaps if I could be more public about facets, I would be more confident about said facets.
I don't seem to believe most people understand there is a separation between the individual and the label. The obsession with cataloguing, as you put it. If I revealed a part of myself once hidden, others will group me with particular vocal minorities. As an artist looking to make money in the future, I am not looking to do anything that would discourage clients.
Transparency isn't necessarily a good thing. I think the lines "What was so much of transparency / turned into bright expectation." from Persona 4 Animation's first opening reflect an opinion of mine well. If someone is so outward and revealing about themselves, it results in expectations and assumptions by others. Not everyone needs to know every element of someone or their life. I feel like some social networks over-encourage this, though that may be a different discussion...
... I tried my very best to cut a lot of rambling about myself out to better deliver my point, I don't know how successful I was.
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Date: 2013-06-05 10:49 am (UTC)I don't seem to believe most people understand there is a separation between the individual and the label. The obsession with cataloguing, as you put it. If I revealed a part of myself once hidden, others will group me with particular vocal minorities. As an artist looking to make money in the future, I am not looking to do anything that would discourage clients.
Transparency isn't necessarily a good thing. I think the lines "What was so much of transparency / turned into bright expectation." from Persona 4 Animation's first opening reflect an opinion of mine well. If someone is so outward and revealing about themselves, it results in expectations and assumptions by others. Not everyone needs to know every element of someone or their life. I feel like some social networks over-encourage this, though that may be a different discussion...
... I tried my very best to cut a lot of rambling about myself out to better deliver my point, I don't know how successful I was.