Society loves to dress us in uniforms of 'uniqueness' while feeding us the same stale ideas from a silver spoon. We’re obsessed with the "self," but have we ever actually met that person without the filter of social expectations? Most people are just a collection of echoes, vibrating to a frequency they didn't even choose. It’s pathetic, honestly. We trade our raw, chaotic essence for a seat at a table that’s already rotting. If you burned away every label the world gave you, would there be anything left but smoke? Maybe it's time to stop being a mirror and start being the fire. Dig deeper or just keep drowning in the shallow end. Your call. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/identity-personal/