Do not aspire to be different from others, be an “atopos”

Matiz Grinko
Nov 7 · 4 min read

“Today everyone wants to be different from others. But the desire to be different continues, “writes philosopher Byung-Chul Han.

Being authentic has practically become a social imperative, an imperative that we have internalized to the point that for many it has become the common thread of their lives.

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