Everything in life has been crafted for us, determined for us, and designed with us in mind. A person's personality is a reflection of multiple other personalities, with traits picked up from experiences, different people, and the media. It is almost like a real life optical illusion.
Without the media, we would have to think for ourselves, which for most people is a frightening idea. Some people think that they do think for themselves, and that they are original. However, where does our fashion come from? Where do our values come from? They come from the thoughts of media producers, supermodels, and people of authority and power. Independant thoughts are no longer valuable. Our thoughts are simply a reflection of other ideas presented by other people.
Another example of a real life optical illusion, is one that should have become extinct long ago, but in fact is still present in our society. Racism is prejudice on the basis of color. You can look at two colors side by side and not think anything significant, but you can look at two different colored people side by side and easily extrapolate preconceived notions. Who decided that colors made people different in the first place? Whoever it was, created an entire optical illusion that will be present infinitely.
Independant thoughts are no longer viable. Our own characteristics are reflections of others, and being an individual no longer carries meaning.
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