It was just a suggestion - more so for the future, maybe when you'll be satisfied with the quality of your work. From your avatar (its proportions look ok) seems your style is on the pastels side of painting and that can be "underperforming" in the light of photorealism and 3D works via Maya, ZBrush etc with powerful rendering as vRay or KeyShot. Anyway you know better.

I've noted, OP, you're an artist (briefly mentioned in description) and from your thumbnail avatar you say is painted by you, seem quite skilled - maybe should focus more on this aspect in your profile?! Everyone strives to be unique and be perceived likewise, so that specific characteristic of yours is a big plus, it delimits yourself in a particular way from the rest of the "competition" - you can setup a billboard for your artwork display or, after reaching Steam level 20, you can have both previews for owned games and art gallery/illustrations (you can also say a word or two about this drawing/painting passion of yours in profile description).

And you forgot about the time invested in all that "soul searching" and how much "fruit will bear" said endeavor in the case of incognito people (private profiles). Statistical data points to an already really small number of like-minded (similar preferences) acquaintances becoming friends; then you have the road from friends to close/best friends to cross. I for one prefer to maximize my chances minimizing the time and effort invested. But by all means, add private profiles if that's your cup of tea, try to socialize with the person behind it (even if the private status implies that person doesn't want to), try forging a lasting friendship etc - as you point it, you never know. I'm just expressing a personal feeling/choice - be it narrow-minded as you write.

Regarding "opposites attract each other" - for people and their preferences there isn't so much a matter of "opposites" as it is one of "differences", not necessarily in opposition. But yes, opposites, at least in the case of romantic couples, do really attract each other; still probably not for the reason you're thinking of, aka complement each other - it's the tension of disagreements:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/stronger-the-broken-places/201401/the-real-reason-opposites-attract

Plus one can learn something from literally everything in life, still one must prioritize - because life isn't endless and we constantly change.

Oh, and too many IFs in a sea of bad interactions between people.


PS: as per my "friendship requirements", here's the posting in question (spoiler - I just want one or two relaxed players to casually co-op Don't Starve Together with):
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/groups/r_u_kind/discussions/0/352792037314892427/
(yes, there is a "no-VAC bans" requisite, other stuff being debatable)

Originally posted by Wushanko:

[...] True friends, and potentially true friends, will not care whether your profile is private or not. [...]

What appeal does have for me a private profile? I see a picture and that's it - what incentive is there in the first place that makes me want to add such "Kinder Surprises" person? And, most of all, it hovers the question: why would that specific individual configure their profile on private status (when bulk of "cupcakes" use said profile to "brag" about stuff) - what does he/she hide?

I for one want to see, in the case of Steam, what games has the person I visit, see if we have common preferences, if we're like-minded. And even if, for the sake of argument, I add that private profile and then find I have a whopping nothing in common with it (him/her) - isn't then weird, pointless and sad to unfriend right after add?!

Most of the time when conflict springs, it comes down to character mismatches, competition, personal divergent interests and misunderstandings. The more conflicts one finds himself/herself in, the more one's personality embitters from the stress brought upon - and begins to mimic exactly that bad behavior which stressed him/her, as a defense mechanism. A way to overcome that embitterment may be to distance oneself from said problems/situations - "just let it go" point of view as in avoid situations and people who're stressing/bad for your mental health. I would also suggest, beside said distancing, to "assume the worst but act the best" and the fairest you can in any given situation - thus eluding disappointment and being reconciled with one's rectitude. For that build a core of moral principles and stick to it as in "behave when alone like you were in the presence of many". And, of course, surround yourself with people whose way of thinking is akin to your moral code.

Plus don't take the online medium seriously - especially game chats, comments sections and forums - most of the internet is batshit crazy

PS: read articles and books from renowned scientists and peer-reviewed authors about topics of your interest, an endorsed (fact checked) opinion makes all the difference.

It really depends on what type of "friends" you want to have (I've put it between quotation marks because a Steam friend most of the times is a person with whom one shares/plays some prefered games and that's about it - and goes without saying I'm not talking about people that also are friends in daily life; even when one imparts some private info, it remains under the sway of partial/total anonymity). At the moment you seem to want to make yourself "marketable" for a large variety of people. In that general direction it appears that a cute profile with a drawn anime character as avatar and the like transmit the idea of sensitivity, meekness etc - if that is the type of persons you want to appeal to.

My honest take on said matter: be yourself, sincere (thus presenting yourself in a way first and foremost to your liking - the "being yourself" thingy) and see if and with whom you connect/go thru. Be friendly, helpful in general, initiate dialogue, socializes on topics of interest (after paying attention to his/hers list of games, own personal description) for the person you want to befriend/get closer (common topics for both of you - as mentioned, we acquaintance people based on shared preferences).. well, rather rhetorical stuff if one knows a bit of socio-psychology.