People Are So Conditioned To Take Sides

The Maintenance Man Is Moving The Thermostat In Our Office Today. I Started Talking With Him About The

Am I Getting Smart With You? How Would You Know?

I'm Curious How You'll Know It Works. I Assume It's Mostly A Cosmetic Change.

What Does It Mean To Be Yourself?” He Asked. “if It Means To Do What You Think You Ought To Do, Then You’re Doing That Already. If It Means To Act Like You’re Exempt From Society’s Influence, That’s The Worst Advice In The World; You Would Probably Stop Bathing And Wearing Clothes. The Advice To ‘be Yourself’ Is Obviously Nonsense. But Our Brains Accept This Tripe As Wisdom Because It Is More Comfortable To Believe We Have A Strategy For Life Than To Believe We Have No Idea How To Behave.

Everything You Learn Becomes A Shortcut For Understanding Something Else.