Was the flipper inauthentic all that time and finally saw the light and became what he/she always was but hidden?
Or was the flipper so wishy washy gullible and tumbleweed material that whichever way the winds blow he/she goes?
I dunno. Now you see it now you don't. At any given time in your life WHO WERE YOU THEN and WHO ARE YOU NOW?
Is the YOU NOW proud of whom you used to be or ashamed? Why?