Identity is relative. Far from an expression of oneself, it is largely a performance for others, a pantomime in the limelight of another’s gaze. We have no self-concept except the one reflected in the imagined eyes of others. We can’t be someone without someone to be someone for.
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal
I find the statement we can't be someone without someone to be someone for to be a bit too absolute- does an individual in isolation truly cease to be someone? Identity, particularly shallow ones, are terribly overrated however.
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Replying to @DirectorArketer
Ironically, I think that too much independence from others destroys one's individuality, because we tend always to define ourselves relative to others, and to view ourselves through other's eyes. Much of what makes us someone is composed from vicarious perceptions of ourselves.
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