I am a Gen Z and I personally have experienced that yes I was taught “authenticity” even if that authenticity was high school musical depth of not having to “stick to the status quo.” In practicality we all seek to control how we are perceived. It is admirable to seem effortlessly authentic - not trying too hard and fitting in but authentic enough to remain likable.
But hey, that’s a whole self-involved mental mess when, at the end of the day, nobody is thinking about you as much as you are. Just trying to put my energy into what makes me happy.
Thanks for sharing your experience! Some people do seem effortlessly authentic and I wonder if it's learned or just that they've truly embraced all the parts of who they are at that point in time - that they are happy with their story. As I've aged, I've become far less interested in being liked and more interested in liking myself. So, yes, with you on putting energy into what makes one happy. It's the path of figuring it out that's sometimes tricky - where you give parts of yourself away only to find them again later. 100% truth - no one is thinking about you as much as you are, but gosh aren't we quick to place judgment on others. Thanks again for joining the conversation!
I am a Gen Z and I personally have experienced that yes I was taught “authenticity” even if that authenticity was high school musical depth of not having to “stick to the status quo.” In practicality we all seek to control how we are perceived. It is admirable to seem effortlessly authentic - not trying too hard and fitting in but authentic enough to remain likable.
But hey, that’s a whole self-involved mental mess when, at the end of the day, nobody is thinking about you as much as you are. Just trying to put my energy into what makes me happy.
Thanks for sharing your experience! Some people do seem effortlessly authentic and I wonder if it's learned or just that they've truly embraced all the parts of who they are at that point in time - that they are happy with their story. As I've aged, I've become far less interested in being liked and more interested in liking myself. So, yes, with you on putting energy into what makes one happy. It's the path of figuring it out that's sometimes tricky - where you give parts of yourself away only to find them again later. 100% truth - no one is thinking about you as much as you are, but gosh aren't we quick to place judgment on others. Thanks again for joining the conversation!