--- 2025-01-01: my feelings about this have somewhat changed in the past year. I still hold to the fact that we should not consider each other to be only (or mainly) the roles that we take on on life. What changed is that I've come to appreciate how useful this question is as an icebreaker, and even as a conversation topic in its own right, especially when talking to people that are uncomfortable opening up about their personal stuff. --- I'm sure many of you have been asked this very questio...
