Individuality

[* 6 May 2016]

Individuality: It’s a common thing to lose interest in something popular or think something popular is a sell out. The reason for this is that this is the first time we are able to interact with such a massive amount of people. In these interactions we see that people have more in common than we think. This cam be comforting knowing that people share similar problems. The thing is, seeing that others have the same experiences as you makes you question if those feelings are really your own. You begin to fear you’ll lose yourself: your understanding of who you are and your identity. Because of this, people tend to focus on what’s different instead of the same. A lot of conflict comes from this, as we put the few differences above the infinitely more similarities. Not only are there fewer differences, but they’re pretty inconsiquential, like skin color or sexuality.