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Posted on January 21, 2010January 17, 2019 by Caitlin Pontrella

2010.01.21 On Mimicry and Conditioning

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.

This is the malady of preconceptions. You let someone else think your thoughts and form your opinions. This is the disease of society. This is the great schism all human beings must opt either overcome or fall victim to.

CategoriesLive Tagsauthenticity, individuality, mimicry, social conditioning

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