this episode is for people who are trying to find themselves and know who they are. i wanted to share (like always) my thoughts and experiences on the matter, as i believe that it's possible for us to master ourselves in the sense of knowing ourselves deeply but also forming ourselves freely

i go over:

- what is identity?

- why the "end result" of finding who you are will not necessarily fit neatly into a word

- how forming yourself is just as much a part of your identity as finding yourself

thank you to my listeners, i will do my best to make better and better episodes for you guys <3

i started this episode talking about what i think friendship is for people and what i really think it "should" be (or shouldn't be) and how we've got it all backwards when it comes to criticizing romance movies and praising friendship.

today i talk to you why i want to be unique. i used to think it's a narcissistic desire, but i realized that i had two different definitions for "unique" and that only one of them is what i meant by "wanting to be unique" -- i want to be unique in the sense of being different from the common things i see in my society which i prefer not to partake in. i tell you what those things are.

[SPOILER ALERT] at one point i start spewing out spoilers about "The Glory" so if you haven't seen it and want to, as soon as I start talking about that, just skip ahead like 10 or 15m

thinking for myself is a top value, top priority, and recently i've decided that i not only want to think for myself, but think *better* too

i'm going to provide an email but i don't actually check it. maybe i will one day so i will leave it here in case

[email protected]