Reading over that quote again I think about how we have institutionalized this idea in Halloween and costume parties. and that is ok, like how an amusement park institutionalizes thrills and fear, don’t you think?
What is sad is when someone creates a daily illusion of being just like someone else (think girls trying to emulate Ms. Hilton, or boys trying to emulate 50 cent, for example) and the result is that everyone else can see the absurdity but they cannot. It can be more subtle of course, even into adulthood.
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“Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those we cannot resemble” – Samuel Johnson