Essay on Why I hate the traveler scene

Aug 18, 2005 14:41

Beavis and Butthead go Hopping the Rails

The far reaches of my contempt extend back toward a mere recollection. At the root of this recollection, a youthful vigor and a promising future in destitute was incarnated. As a young man at the apex of idealistic vision, like many of the true spirits of old, I imagined we were quite capable of just ( Read more... )

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boka_cheka August 18 2005, 17:03:59 UTC
*nods ( ... )

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boka_cheka August 23 2005, 01:28:41 UTC
true individuality is a farce.

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spoken like a true conformist. boka_cheka August 23 2005, 10:02:44 UTC
not true.

although any creation of self is influenced by outside factors, it's the combination of the various factors that makes for an individual.

if you combine things simply to be 'different' then, no, you're not an individual. if you adhere to things just because you think that other people who adhere to those things are cool, then, no, you're not an individual.

but if you find it within yourself to look beyond superficial matters and explore a vast variety of realms and eventually hone into the ones that really touch you, then you ARE an individual. There are so few people who have found it within themselves to surpass the typical and the expected.

But those who have stand out in history, stand out on the street, stand out among friends, and stand out in their community.

If someone chooses to imitate the individual, the individual remains as such and the impersonator achieves nothing.

true individuality exists. it may not be common, but it exists.

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Re: spoken like a true conformist. snotty_boi August 23 2005, 20:46:27 UTC
what's the difference between genius and most genius? ... how about unique and individual?

Individuality does indeed exist.

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anonymous August 23 2005, 01:28:02 UTC
you are so unabashedly pretentious :)

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primordialbooze August 23 2005, 17:44:15 UTC
you've written ten words, contained therein is both 'farce' and 'unabashedly'. perhaps for your next vocabulary lesson you should look up magniloquent. learn it, memorize it, use it in everyday conversation to impress your other little undergrad buddies.

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snotty_boi August 23 2005, 20:40:33 UTC
What are you talking about?

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boka_cheka August 24 2005, 09:31:26 UTC
magniloquent? whoa.. i'm SO looking that up.

i'm really hoping it's a rip on anonymous. =)

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