Do Not Conform: Ralph Waldo Emerson and Self-Reliance

“With the increasing popularity of social media, many of us have become more and more conscious of the opinions of others about us. We might conform or act in ways we don’t necessarily agree with just to appease others and so they look favorably upon us. Ralph Waldo Emerson, in his essay Self-Reliance, would invite us not to conform but to live as free independent thinking individuals.”