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No one person's personality is unique in any way. If you've at some time been exposed to a television set, a film, a piece of music, a book, a magazine, or people in a closed environment, then you are not in any way, shape, or form an original person. We are all just composites of the things we've come in contact with during our lives, we pick up the things we think we want, or need and apply them to ourselves, and sometimes it's a sham, and sometimes it feels real. The only way to be original is to be put out of society the moment you're born, but even then you may take on the characteristics of the wildlife you come in contact with... so apparently you're fucked no matter what. I suppose what makes a person unique is the way they mash up all the shit that they've been exposed to, whether they do it in a somewhat original fashion, or if they do it in a way that is similar to those around them. Societies fear those who do not take the path of least resistance, and those are the people we call "unique", "different", "ugly", "weird", "stupid", "genius", "freak", "amazing", "loser". They're the attention getters, and those who seek to get attention. The ones that take the easy road to be accepted, they're the one's outshined, and they have to get revenge some way, why not talk shit? I can say though, that I feel real, I don't feel like I'm putting up a front for anyone. Most days I like who I am, most days I lie, most days I'm honest. Circa 2009
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mandee-patterson
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May 19, 2015
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#honesty#personality#culture#ego#influence#individuality#garbage#freaks#baggage#heroes
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