📑 · 8 answers · 3d
may 26 '26
hello all,
what does being "unique" mean to you?
i do not mean literally, though that's acceptable too, i mean moreso what it means to you personally. what's your relationship with the idea?
i know quite a few people who feel a need to try to be unique, while others, like myself, find themselves in a polar opposite mindset.
this ask all kind of made me realize i've never used 'unique' to describe a person (or myself), at least not unironically. i usually use it to describe clothes, fashion, or objects (e.g. "oh that vase is unique" or "that person's fashion style is unique" [both in positive contexts]). however, if it revolves around me in some capacity (e.g. my mom finds a shirt she thinks i'd like at some store and sends me a picture and i reply saying its 'unique' [typically negative]).
so to me, i guess the word 'unique' means something that stands out in some way. based on my realization above, the way i think about uniqueness/standing out in regard to myself could be as simple as me not liking the shirt or as deep as me thinking i can't/shouldn't standout.
idk if that made sense :sob:
