293 / Is self-expression just conformity in disguise?
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293 / Is self-expression just conformity in disguise?
Growing up, i was very proud to never do the same thing that everyone else did.
When all my classmates were reading the Warrior series, I didn't want to despite my friends telling me to.
I didn't get into vine because everyone else was doing it.
I thought memes were stupid for so long purely because it was popular.
So at one point did I start wanting
... See moreA posted declaration such as “I couldn’t live without my caffeine and my Converse All-Stars,” is seldom as offhand as it appears. Indeed, when it comes to the performance art known as social networking, it can sometimes feel as if there’s nothing but marketing going on—people playing publicist, working for themselves.
Youngme Moon • Different: Escaping the Competitive Herd
I think a lot of people are dismissive of their best thoughts. They can’t put their observations on paper because they’ve already censored them in their mind. They don’t have confidence that what they see is real, because to believe that it’s real requires them to believe that their understanding of the world is as valid as anyone else’s.
To write i
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