The Real versus True You: How Constraints Lead to Freedom

The modern narrative frames structure and systems as oppressive. As though we should never be held back by systems that interfere with our ability to express our unique selves. But being ourselves at all times with no system to govern our behavior is its own trap. The unfiltered and unstructured life is an unproductive and unfulfilled one. I argue that there is a difference between the real you and the true you, with the latter being realized through a system of ideals, and made possi...