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		spywaregorilla on Oct 25, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: My dad's resume and skills from 1980 > On the upside, it apparently became an upward mobility avenue for "low caste" folk who would otherwise not be considered for valuable positions. I mean... yeah. Absolutely. That is a huge obvious upside, and as far as I can tell, there are no downsides to this at all.

inanutshellus on Oct 25, 2022 [–]

The downside is clear if you're upper-caste, but my point was to reinforce the (challenged) statement that over-sharing in other cultures is both commonplace and intentional.

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