In its relentless march toward moral ambiguity, the world issues a deafening command: “Conform! Embrace the lie, or be cast out!” Authenticity, that raw and vulnerable expression of our true selves, is deemed inconvenient, outdated, even dangerous. It’s sacrificed on the altar of acceptance, where the currency is conformity and the price of admission silences your soul's whispers. Once a beacon of clarity, truth has become a fluid concept, molded and reshaped by personal feelings and subjective experiences. It’s no longer a compass pointing to an objective North Star, but a choose-your-own-adventure story where the ending is always satisfyingly self-affirming.
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