The paradox of Social Approval March 11, 2022 March 8, 2022 / approval, paradox, submission, validation / 1 minute of readingIf you live for other people’s approval (i.e., the need to be liked), you must always submit to them, making you detestable.This unlikeable “contingent self” is the paradox of seeking external validation, which of course, we all need.
Fickleness of Recognition February 5, 2022 February 6, 2022 / audience, recognition, validation, value
the power of precedence June 10, 2022 June 8, 2022 / consistency, correspondence, justice, precedence, validation