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How??
If you feel like you are peacocking yourself to the world and that drives you nuts - nothing wrong in that. It's just that having that sort of a lens will come with its associated consequences, for which you should be prepared.
If you think you are not going to like those consequences, then well start changing your lens to the one that is expected to give you the consequences you prefer.
If you want to succeed in the law firm world, you need to look sharp. I heard this quote somewhere much later that courtroom lawyers wear white shirts and white bands and all because if they can't keep their own clothes in order, how can they expect to keep the client's stuff in order?
While as a lawyer-philosopher, you may be above the material demands of the world, your clients are not so and they will judge you from their perspective. Your clients out in the world are persistent about their material goals and objectives and are using the instruments of law to achieve those goals and objectives. They would like a lawyer who is is not perturbed by those perspectives, even if not sharing those.
I also found it much later that Chanakya had once said that even though appearances by themselves do not matter, a king still need to keep up appearances, for the folks - lest they might doubt the capabilities of the king.
Now it's time for y'all to reflect on something really bad you've done and regretted and would like to confess the same with or without naming yourself. Or it could be something that happened to you that you couldn't come out with before. It could be your new crush, your cheating husband, you creeping out girls/ creeped out etc.
Confessing something must not be a moment for you to take pride in never been caught. Even if the legal system didn't punish you already , Karma will always follow you. So it is expected that you do not use language to demean the victims or rejoice over the wrong doing. Just confess, let others be disgusted by your acts without anyone knowing you, and move on. Atleast you can hear replies on the degree of the wrong itself, which you may have exaggerated/ diminished and will help you move on.
Caution- Naming another person who connived with you, or was a victim of your acts may attract censors from the moderation. Replies naming or providing hints on the author also may attract censors.