293 / Is self-expression just conformity in disguise?
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293 / Is self-expression just conformity in disguise?
- "the concrete practices of the tech industry now structure identity and individuality in ways that support its own hegemony. While it presents endless avenues for expression, it sees us as wholly reducible to market logic, where we are real to the degree that our consumption habits are rational. This vision of selfhood promotes uniformity and... See more
Emma Stamm • Who Can It Be Now — Real Life
There’s a certain nuance to my thinking, often unconventional, sometimes controversial. I don’t do this for attention or effect. It’s how I’m wired. Occasionally, I question whether it’s a bug or a feature.
On Thinking for Yourself: Instinct, Education, Dissension (Atlantic Editions)
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What if you gave yourself the gift of inner acceptance?
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the issue and the challenge in all such situations remain the same. Should one honor one’s inner signals or disown them? Independence versus conformity, self-expression versus self-repudiation, self-assertion versus self-surrender.