Here you’ll find my philosophical meanderings in the form of articles, essays, and occasional poetry. My interests and curiosities are broad, but the central focus remains the pursuit of what is authentic, real, and true.

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Journal Entries / conformity (10 Posts)

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Complex and Inverted

27 March 2026 ~ 7 minute read

We move through systems every day without noticing how deeply they shape us. Not by force, but through incentives, expectations, and quiet agreements we rarely question. Over time, what is useful and real can be inverted, while what is abstract and dependent is elevated in its place.

Fitting In

17 December 2024 ~ 5 minute read

I never understood the urge to belong to something that didn’t matter — to chase trends, fit in, or mold myself into someone else’s idea of acceptable. Even as a kid, it seemed clear: most of what passed for “normal” was just noise, distracting us from who we could actually become.

Uniformity Conformity

14 September 2024 (rev. 18 September 2024) ~ 7 minute read

It behooves us to become aware of the many compromises we are making in our day-to-day living. It is harmful and spiritually depressing to carry on as if everything is alright, relying on coping and adapting to get us through. The world around you is doing it’s best to push you toward uniformity and conformity, and that’s why you’ll feel unhinged, edgy, frustrated, confused, alone, and directionless. That’s the point, so you will forever choose to defer to their authority, their priorities, and their values rather than sitting quietly a few times a day and discerning your own. It’s tyrannical, if not clever. Just pause more often and have a good look at what you’re being, doing, thinking, accepting, integrating, and acting out.

Be Rational, Or Else

12 September 2024 (rev. 18 September 2024) ~ 6 minute read

We must cope. We must strive for virtue. We must tolerate, invite, accommodate, and accept everything and everyone because, ultimately, we now stand for absolutely nothing.

Conformity

30 May 2023 (rev. 06 February 2024) ~ 3 minute read

It is a fact that few things scare us more than not fitting in with the group.

Something Yours

03 August 2018 (rev. 22 January 2020) ~ 2 minute read

You’ve undoubtedly read a number of books, sufficiently covering the gamut of self-help, philosophy, success, how-to, spirituality, business, and relationships…