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[โ€“] Kolanaki@pawb.social 71 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

A book's cover really only has two functions:

  1. Protect the book

  2. Tell you little bit about the book so you can judge whether or not to read it

[โ€“] Zulu@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

Precisely. Some folks role play 'normal' people in public to make it easier. Others rp as 'crazy' people to make you keep your distance.

When a book stops just being a 'book' and instead becomes 'lord of the rings', that's when cover-judging no longer applies.

In that same way, a person becomes a friend/coworker/family. Until that happens, the only thing you have is the cover.