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Originally posted by Attractive#7
I feel as though this is a great topic, from obviously a very deep person. I feel as though you should not have to conform to society and in all things be true to yourself. You have to be mindful that you represent more than yourself...your family, your organization, your church, hometown, etc, so you want to represent that with dignity; however, not at the cost of not being true to who you are.
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What exactly would "being true to yourself" consist of? Getting a toungue ring? Piercings? I'm not really sure I follow this line of thought. Even if you do that you're just conforming to another type of culture, consuming from another industry. What individualism is attained through that?
As Americans we get off on the wrong track with individualism. We think that we can purchase it with the right clothes, the right music, the right look, etc..
What the hell?
I don't think that any two people would agree on the definition of being an individual.. Before you can have a meaningful discussion on something like that you must at the very least agree on what you're talking about.