STYLE: AUTHENTICITY VS SELF-INDULGENCE

Another IPS (Inner Peace Symptom) 162

Netta Kanoho
Apr 6, 2023
young street salesperson faking crying to get a sale
“FAKE: The young teenager hustling peanuts fakes a cry to get me to buy…didn’t do it.” by Phil Warren via Flickr [CC BY 2.0]

Another IPS (Inner Peace Symptom) 162: an understanding that there is a difference between authenticity and self-indulgence (haughty or inane).

[Getting carried away with presentation can take away from the authenticity of the way you walk.

That’s not stylin’, brah!]

man in uniform with all kinds of medals sitting at a cafe table
“Faker” by daliscar1 via Flickr [CC BY 2.0]

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Netta Kanoho

I write. Like Joan Didion, I don’t know what I think until I write it down. Mostly, though, I’m just trying to be brave. Contact me: titaworks@gmail.com.