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“No matter what I answer, it'll be an attempt at signalling something about myself to others. I'm afraid this likely is, too. And that last sentence. And so on.
But back to the actual question: I'm not sure.
Consciously, because I want to make friends and reveal my own assumptions, so I can change ones which may not be working for me and act towards a better life.
But realistically, it'll be a mixture of instinct, pleasure seeking, and pain avoidance. You don't see penguins turning up to a social event in a pub.”