Being unique means nothing.
Being unique in this American culture - and maybe not just America, either - is actually ironic. Being unique means being like all the other "unique" people... which by definition means you're really not unique. What a waste.
The truly unique people - the ones who stand out as the only representation of themselves - are disdained. There is no place for them. Which makes sense actually, Because we only make places in social contexts for people. Which means unique people must stand alone, for there is no one like them, and therefore no social context for them. Not even in the "unique" group. Because even the unique people don't find enough common ground with each other and end up ostracizing.
God, it must be awful being a foreigner with no knowledge of the language or culture you're in, nor any one nationally familiar to you. I think I know that feeling.
It feels good to get this out.
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