293 / Is self-expression just conformity in disguise?
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293 / Is self-expression just conformity in disguise?
Part of the reason fashion is so complicated to love is its inextricable link with vanity—to put time and energy into it is to walk a tight-rope with your self-respect. Do you get dressed to honor, express, or delight in yourself, or to fit into someone else’s idea of worthiness? Do your clothes enable you to be present and engaged or do they push... See more
#197: What is "personal style"?
On Thinking for Yourself: Instinct, Education, Dissension (Atlantic Editions)
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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.