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The Paradox of Rebellion

The Paradox of Rebellion

Are We Really That Original?

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Robin Waldun
May 09, 2023
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When I started reading Foucault in high school, I was the most insufferable person I knew. I walked around and poked holes in everyone’s worldview while trying to show them the power relations we were all under. Some rolled their eyes and walked away, but one of them, the twenty-year-old computer science major Thomas, turned to me and said:

“You know yo…

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