>> That’s conflating what people present to the world with their mind. It’s a very shallow understanding of what’s going on I was trying to contrast the extern

>> That’s conflating what people present to the world with their mind. It’s a very shallow understanding of what’s going on I was trying to contrast the external and internal presentations of self, not conflate them. My point is that a "normal" external presentation doesn't make someone a "normal" person. Someone can act, consume, and behave certain ways that help them feel normal, but in the end it's a coping or survival mechanism of sorts. If I fit in with the "in" crowd it affords social and economic status. That's the version of "normal" my comment was responding to.