Jon Shay
Jon Shay
Sep 4, 2018 · 1 min read

Kierkegaard’s assertion that “when you label me, you negate me” comes to mind, except it seems that people are choosing to label themselves. Looked at another way, it’s as if people seek a script by which to live: “I am ____________ and thus must dress this way, speak this way, and perform according to the established definition of ________ness.”

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    Among other identities, I'm a middle school teacher, husband and father, bicyclist, vegetarian, environmentalist, Gooner, and maybe, just maybe, a bit more.