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One....or is it two possible perspectives on "sharing".

If a sharing of a victory or a difficulty increases or hardens an ego or an identity, some biting of ones ass should be expected
If a sharing of a victory or a difficulty decreases or softens an ego or an identity, there will be less of an ass left for any teeth to find.

or put another way....

Sharing is wholesome when it reduces anyone's tendency towards attachments.
Sharing is unwholesome when it intensifies anyone's tendency towards attachments.

I don't have much of a solution but I've certainly experienced speaking something aloud and the opposite quickly taking over. It's actually pretty frequent.

What makes these people so different?

Nutshell answer.....We do...

Perhaps, the question of "What makes these people so different", delusionally assumes that humanity has some level of sameness that most share when contrasted with those others we judge as being different.
Looking closer, can a fluidity take the place of those same identities when their ephemeral natures are seen to be no more substantial than any dream that we cling to?

I wonder, if psychology ponders the machinations of the various arisings of the human condition, where spirituality simply aims at a transcendence of those limitations.

I say, proudly showing off my own prejudicial dreaming's.

Polarities are within everyones experience to some degree. Retuning to a Middle Way or internal mechanism?

Constant leaving and entering anew.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalyāṇa-mittatā

@SuraShine said:
After a particularly horrendous two weeks where I’ve berated myself for leaving Pathology and seriously considering going back, I’m joining this quest late.

Yesterday and today so far, have consisted of me getting so upset to the point of tears, that I have had to constantly remind myself of my Bodhisattva vows and calm down. Currently on my third headache in two days so I need to refocus and meditate my arse off.

Oh no! Hang in there buddy.
This too shall pass…