Minsuk Kang 강민석
@kang
Minsuk Kang 강민석
@kang

I cried a little after reading this essay. As a teenager, I was depressed and felt lost most of the time. It’s comforting to know some teenagers like Ruby are not conforming to “the default setting” of our society.
So much genius and money has gone into a metaphor that assumes the zenith of humans desire to be status and likes and influence and conven- ience and efficiency. Humans want all those things. But we also want to be inspired. To be delighted. To express our deepest desires. To seek truth. To be moved. To create. To be challenged.