with irl I mean somebody you actually know.
For me it's my mom. Growing up in a time and place where privilege was (and sadly still is) a thing for men in the dominant class/ethnicity, she taught me and my siblings to never yield to injustice and inequality. She was not very political aware, but lived her philosophy with her daily praxis. When I started learning about leftist ideology it felt like it fitted me like a glove.
For me, it is no other than His Holiness St. Bhagawan Shree Matt Christmann (PBUH), the sunlight reflecting off his glasses illuminating the path forwards towards Gnosis.
(I have problems)
In your defense, he is one of the larger adult sons out there
We are but satellites in the orbit of His Holiness' Largesse