I see ask-public as a place to have questions answered by the human collective. Why does everyone's insecurities come out?

I see ask-public as a place to have questions answered by the human collective. Why does everyone's insecurities come out?
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ChazMaz; Do you have a degree in psychology? And how would you define a “prude”? And have you read the ask-public guidelines? Those might answer some of your concerns. The site is meant for the ask-public and not the human collective, BTW. If I invited you to my house, I’d expect you not to smoke. Otherwise, out you would go. Oh, I see that you have a monopoly on “what is truth.” Even Socrates was unable to answer that.
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