Furthermore I fundamentally believe that individuals in this state have their social and political opinions shaped by their enmeshed, single professional identi

Furthermore I fundamentally believe that individuals in this state have their social and political opinions shaped by their enmeshed, single professional identity. I believe professionals such as this are far more likely to only have opions which avoid controversy or are on the side of a social current consistent with those in their industry or customers at large. Their personal choices become indistinguishable from that of a well thought out PR team. In particular I suggest this phenom is right at the root of a lot of localist vs globalist antagonism. Most professionals would probably err on the side of economic liberalism in the more general sense because it makes sense for their enmeshed professional identity. But the personal identity which is obfuscated may have much more connection with the community,uch more likely to know and empathize with those affected. Or maybe even just at odds with the professional identity for whatever reason. When I left my very corporate job it took me months to realise how free I was to have basically any opinion that I wanted and didn't realize how much I must have been orienting my thoughts into a direction that would be acceptable to my peers. (or what I thought would be acceptable). I'm very supportive of the fact there is research on this.