@evan Like I am INTENSELY political but most of the paid work I do is not necessarily in the political sphere so I am careful how much I bring that to where it's not on-topic. I'm also uptight and standoffish in some important ways (I can be judgmental about others' less eco-friendly choices) and I work to be more accommodating of people not like me when I am at work. No one wants to work with a scold or a buzzkill. I play up my sense of humor, smarts and systems thinking. There's room.