For every example you gave, the parent's dogma is feasible. In fact I'd say it's easier to do and has fewer social downsides than Richard Stallman's refusal to

For every example you gave, the parent's dogma is feasible. In fact I'd say it's easier to do and has fewer social downsides than Richard Stallman's refusal to carry around a cell phone. (And he seems to get around without one.) In fact, I'd say it's instructive to go back through your examples and apply the parent's dogma. For example, if the dogma is heartfelt, then parent is going around signalling this trait to any potential love interest. That narrows the field, but it's narrowing it to those who find that trait desirable. I'm not endorsing the dogma-- e.g., it filters out those who would find it desirable if only OP could break the ice first. But that's no reason to find it social unfeasible.