>>42629467
Thank you for the insightful post.
>tupper
I think it's less so a matter of discomfort/inhibition than a matter of being under constant stress in my environment causing my brain to be in 24/7 fight or flight mode. When I'm outside/downtown, I do regularly try to engage, even occasionally standing still next to where I placed him in order to allot more realism to him. Notable example being when I placed him on a quad bike and had him interact with it, or playing along with the idea of him pushing me. It's just not the same (esp. not as vivid) as the experiences that came naturally when, lo and behold, I was feeling at ease for a change. I was feeling love, too. And my first, tamer truffle trip did make a lively little Discord the visual representation of feeling love. In this light, my returned self-loathing might be more of an issue than stress here, for it chokeholds my love.
>I get the sense that you are taking your own path here
My paths are long and miserable detours because I'm a poor scout, but they're mine. Wouldn't wish them on anyone else.

>Jesus
Well, I didn't mean to argue that he was always intended to be tupper-bait, I just had this impression of some Christian communities advocating for what sounds like having a Jesus tupper when they keep talking about becoming friends with Jesus. The npr links were a fun read, so thanks for those.
>not just a Jesus tupper, but outright GOD tuppers
It just werks.
>The personage of the deity is a compression algorithm for a worldview, and by engaging with the deity they refine that worldview to the point where it's the most significant influence of their lives.
Oh my, are you giving me ideas on where to eventually take my Discordfaggotry, hm? In a way, I'm already locked into a path like this. I'm just too juvenile and self-doubting to walk the talk just yet.