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The more individuated you are, the more useless your practical advice. The problem/solution fit would be unique to your way of being. The can only say aphorisms like "Just be yourself" "Follow your heart" etc...

These basically boil down into advice on how to be a child again. So it's interesting. Those who repeat the same aphorisms feel cliche. Children can feel like they're all the same. Yet these groups are also the most highly individuated.

So... individuation isn't about a unique combination of attributes but about not caring about what other people think of you.

You have this ability both when you're fresh to life and when you've conquered life. Freedom is the freedom to not care. "I don't give a fuck" == "Hakuna Matata, no care in the world."

Money and guns and intelligence and knowing about technology and AI (all variations on Power) are tools for the Conquerer. But they're traps.. because they're like status/fame. The power comes from trapping yourself, not freeing yourself.

The machiavellian prince lives a paranoid and lonely life. The famous actor is bound by the chorus of millions of fans.

Responsibility grants power but ties you down. Per Jordan Peterson's spiel, responsibility is also THE source of meaning. However, Not Needing Meaning is the ultimate freedom.