The most important thing is the impact a post makes and what affect it has on the audience.
Agreed. Good post brings value to others, no matter in what form. Information, reflection, laughter, guidance, etc.
Perhaps this is why so many people don't actually give personal stories, because it would show that they are not nearly the image of what they have presented.
Actually I was, well, afraid of sharing personal stories before, because of judgement without realizing that was just stupid. But I guess I can see your point. Some people pretend to fit in, while some do it maliciously. Both of this things are bad in my opinion. Former is bad for the person doing it and latter for the potential victims.
Nice read, you laid out some interesting thoughts.
I get the scared of sharing personal, or "too" personal. But, a lot of people don't actually share anything of themselves at all, including their skills. Instead, all they do is rehash others. There can be a fear component as part of the reason for some or even many, but I also think there is a skill component too, where they don't actually have anything of their own that is tradeable.