Schawinx t1_j129m4m wrote on December 21, 2022 at 3:25 AM Reply to Do no conform: Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay Self-Reliance argues that we should strive for greatness and self-reliance rather than the "meanness" of conforming to the society's dead institutions saying that "Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind" by thelivingphilosophy Reading the essay helped me a bit when I was feeling down, and it certainly is a great encouragement when you've lost faith in yourself. However, I feel that it could certainly radicalize some audiences, and amplify existing biases. Permalink 1
Schawinx t1_j129m4m wrote
Reply to Do no conform: Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay Self-Reliance argues that we should strive for greatness and self-reliance rather than the "meanness" of conforming to the society's dead institutions saying that "Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind" by thelivingphilosophy
Reading the essay helped me a bit when I was feeling down, and it certainly is a great encouragement when you've lost faith in yourself. However, I feel that it could certainly radicalize some audiences, and amplify existing biases.