{"id":142950,"date":"2019-05-12T13:17:22","date_gmt":"2019-05-12T20:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=142950"},"modified":"2019-05-12T13:19:57","modified_gmt":"2019-05-12T20:19:57","slug":"deep-individualism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/12\/deep-individualism\/","title":{"rendered":"Deep Individualism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How to distinguish yourself \u00e2\u20ac\u201d why distinguish yourself ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Substantive individualism<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Individualism with substance <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you a real unique person \u00e2\u20ac\u201d or a permutation of random fragments? Are you an algorithmically generated person? Can your conversations be recreated by someone else? Do your opinions belong to you, or are you parroting what you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve heard by others?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you afraid of offending others? Do you engage in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153safe\u00e2\u20ac\u009d conversations in the fear that you might upset others?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Individualism beyond objects <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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This is the thought I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been having:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many of us desire to distinguish ourselves as individuals \u00e2\u20ac\u201d but the way we do it is via purchasing objects\/things\/cars\/clothes\/gadgets to distinguish ourselves (instead of distinguishing ourselves with our own personality). <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

What is \u00e2\u20ac\u0153deep individualism\u00e2\u20ac\u009d?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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My thought:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Individualism is good, but it should be substantive and deep. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Most of the modern individualism is superficial. I show my uniqueness via the clothes I wear, car I drive, and the gadgets and tools I use. But this is what I realized:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No matter how expensive or fancy or unique your things, there are still thousands, tens of thousands, or even millions of people with the same thing. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

For example, it makes no sense to distinguish yourself with the newest phone or car \u00e2\u20ac\u201d because there are still so many people with the same thing! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps when it comes to material things, better to distinguish yourself by what you decide or opt to NOT own, or things you decide NOT to do or engage in your life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subtractive distinguishing <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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For example, distinguish yourself by NOT using Instagram (I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m more fascinated by people who opt NOT to use Instagram [JAY Z, Dr. Dre] or who used it then deleted it [Kanye, Elon Musk]. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or interesting people who DON\u00e2\u20ac\u2122T own a watch (Elon Musk, Kanye), rappers who DON\u00e2\u20ac\u2122T wear chains (Kendrick Lamar), or people who lift weights who DON\u00e2\u20ac\u2122T use headphones (Arnold, Ronnie Coleman, Eddie Hall). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or people who DON\u00e2\u20ac\u2122T own phones or have data plans, people who DON\u00e2\u20ac\u2122T own a car, or people who decide NOT to own a home, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So as a simple tip\u00e2\u20ac\u201d when you witness, meet, or study people you consider successful, ask yourself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do they decide NOT to do \u00e2\u20ac\u201d which has made them successful?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Be a deep you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ERIC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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