Expose your 'true self.' The courage to be disliked calls to kindred souls | The resolve to live without armor on Note | Self-axis | Self-disclosure | Community management | Decluttering human relationships | Creating passionate fans |

It's sweltering outside. The sweat won't stop. But no matter the season, the 'heat of words' we carry will never cool down. In fact, precisely because it's this hot season, I'm going to gift you even hotter words to blow a hole through your frozen daily routine.

SNS is overflowing with neatly polished words. If it's for work, it can't be helped. Honorifics and polite language are necessary as armor to avoid offending others.

But I'm always thinking: 'This isn't the workplace, you don't talk like that in your daily life, do you?'

The world of Note is different from reality. It's a mysterious place where we connect only through text, without revealing faces or names. That's exactly why there's no need to dress yourself up here. No matter how you choose to speak, I accept you as you are.

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There is no misleading appearance here. Through text alone, the texture of a person's thoughts and soul is transmitted directly. Those of you who have been hindered by the bias of 'appearance' in the real world should be able to compete head-on here.

'Revealing yourself' naturally means bearing the risk of being disliked by someone. But so what? What of it?

Those who dislike you will leave sooner or later. If you're going to be betrayed by someone you trusted to understand you, it's many times more enriching to enjoy life with those who understand the person you are from the start.

It's natural to be scared. After all, you're taking off the armor you've built up until now. But if you've connected with me here, you don't need disguises or defenses.

Online connections become stronger bonds than real-life neighbors when hearts and souls overlap. Every day, I imagine the figures of you all on the other side of the screen. I am always ignited by the heat of your souls that I have yet to meet.

If there is even one person who accepts you for who you are, isn't that just the best thing?

What does the 'true self' you've wanted to hide most look like? It doesn't have to be pretty. You can let it all out here.

Cry when you want to cry. Laugh when you want to laugh. Get angry when you're frustrated. Pity when you feel pity.

I will accept everything here. Whether it's in the comments section or via DM, I accept you all as individuals, as family.

Someday, I might meet you all in person and share a drink. Until that day comes, as family, make sure you can expose your true self here.

Come on, take off your armor and show me the heat of your soul here.