There's definitely nothing wrong with expressing yourself on a forum that is designed specifically for that purpose as this one is. By "beyond the forums" do you mean IRL? Seems like that's what you're getting at, but I don't like to assume. I wish I could express myself properly IRL, but it's much harder for me to make words with my voice than text where I have plenty of time to process thoughts and feelings.

A lot of what you write resonates with me personally, so even if I don't have much to say in response to you it's been interesting reading what you write and seeing what others reply.