This process of dismantling myself to see WHO AM I, REALLY? is
   sometimes disturbing.* That political map thing really is
   messing with my brain: How much is ME, and how much is due to
   the influence of others on me? If so, which influences? Knowing
   who, does this change my beliefs or do I continue agreeing?
   These are the questions I've been asking myself. On this map of
   "people like me" politically (based on a handful of questions I
   answered), red (well pink) = STRONG MATCH What do I find? a) an
   area that's NEAR where I grew up (where I never 'fit in'). This
   area is also the area where most of my friends MOVED TO after
   growing up.* They're living there, today, in different towns,
   ALL IN THE RED ZONE. b) Amherst, MA.* I went to Hampshire
   College for a year and a half.* Red zone. c) Mountain View, CA.*
   Home of Google.* I'M IN THE SAME POLITICS AS THE TOWN GOOGLE IS
   IN. WTF HOW MUCH of me is really me? I'm not going mental over
   it.* It's just really really unexpected. There's not a lot of
   "red zones" to look at, so I'll go through others... but so
   far.. I wonder... If a story of my life were written 100 years
   from now, with the information like this... they would connect
   the dots and conclude that THESE INFLUENCED MY FUTURE
   [whatever]. Did they? Maybe they did. How much of me is me?*
   Well, all of it. But... ... I'm simply amazed.. that's all.*
   Just blown away at the oddness of it.* For someone who votes but
   avoids politics otherwise... it kinda freaks me out a little.*
   I'll get over it.* It's just way of "seeing me" I never saw
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