There has been a noticable trend toward reality or "enlightenment". It is like everyone feels like there is a man behind the curtain who needs to be exposed.
When I was a kid, it was so popularly referred to as "the rest of the story" as revealed by Paul Harvey. It was a very common thing to expect that "the story"always had an extra plot twist or explination beyond what was commonly told. This shifted in the manner the apetite was fed. Next, everyone sought the true story though what was called reality TV. Next came social media, or "fair and balanced news", but every manifestation has a similar root. The majority wanted to know the whole story as it really was.
I noticed a form of addiction or flocking uncontrollably to individuals who inspire trust, while the individual feels oppressed by the weight of such trust peroodically.
At a summer camp as a teen, we made t-shirts that said, "free to be me". I often felt embarrassed to wear such a declaration on my shirt. Although, it was fine for others to be themselves, no one HONESTLY wanted me to be who I really was. I thought so much aboit this as I watched popular entertainment like the movie "Moana" where the young heroine sets out to discover who she really is, opposed to who she is meant to be.
Majority rules, right?
Well, if so, then ought you be yourself if you are of a minority in your views?
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