What I don't get is, like, if you get involved in politics I'd think that's probably because you're passionate about ideological causes and more generally about changing things to improve lives? Yet governance ends up producing these comically small-c conservative policies regarding development

I feel like everyone would rather use their bios to have fun with friends because introducing yourself is uncomfortable and feels self-important, but also it is a thing that people want to do, so you get a tension which everyone addresses in their own way