Authenticity requires the following to be true:
- Involves:
- Creation, or discovery and learning
- Originality, or the making of something in our own way
- Pushing on the boundaries of generally acceptable behaviour.
- Ask, “would I be judged for this?” Or, “Am I embarrassed by this”. These are guides.
- Requires:
- Is not done only for fun. It sits in front of some other value or significant thing that gives it meaning.
- The sharing or testing of the thing with others. Without discourse, any meaning is delusion.
Connections
Authenticity Cannot Be Commoditized
Finding Yourself Requires Creation
How To Reconcile Discipline With Authentic Passions
A Horizon of Context Required To Equate Value
Reference
� The Ethics of Authenticity