u/thatcheekychick

I have been an Emerald for years and support the brand wholeheartedly! But recently I have come to realize that I don’t enjoy many of the products as much as I used to. I just decluttered my skin tints because I finally accepted they don’t work for me. I let the mascara dry up. I don’t use the pinpoint concealer anymore, and I prefer other matte lip formulas over the true velvets… My signature lip is still one of the rouge experiences, but although at some point most of my makeup was Lisa Eldridge that has changed over the past year. I wonder if it’s just me, or if the industry innovations are outpacing LE.

It peeves me to no end how many book authors and esteemed sociologists get the "I" and the "me" wrong and pass that on to students. The "I" as spontaneous and impulsive, "me" as the rational and socialized self — that's Freud's Id and Ego, not Mead.

Mead's subject and object dichotomy is different and is very much what distinguishes Mead's theory from Cooley's. The "me" never acts directly, so describing it as "the preppy adult who always follows the rules" as opposed to the I that is "impulsive and creative" is just wrong.

I think these two passages are relevant:

"The differences in our memory presentations of the "I" and the "me" are those of the memory images of the initiated social conduct and those of the sensory responses thereto."

"The "I" of introspection is the self which enters into social relations with other selves. It is not the "I" that is implied in the fact that one presents himself as a "me." And the "me" of introspection is the same "me" that is the object of the social conduct of others."

Thank you for coming to my TedTalk as I have no one in real life who cares. Rant over (but I could do a similar one for Goffman's backstage).

What parts of your life make it a happy one? Are you married? Do you have kids? Do you have a job? Are you on anti-depressants? Are you filthy rich? Did you move to a different country? Do you live in the woods with a pack of dogs?

Not looking for any recipe. I’m just curious to hear from those who are truly happy.

Out of 51 students 15 didn’t bother to submit. Other 23 admitted they used AI and got their zeroes. I only had 13 essays. For 51 students.