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I feel really conflicted about this. On the one hand, I feel compelled to follow the rule given. If I didn't want to follow it, I shouldn't have even come into this topic. Most people here already have been following the rule and I want to fit-in with the herd. It makes sense to not break the social contract of this topic and go against the grain. After all, perhaps our sense of individuality is a mirage? Are we not in fact more products of our societies than anything else? We cannot be said to be self made; we didn't form in a vacuum.

But on the other hand, I feel like an individual. Perhaps my sense of self is in fact an illusion, but I still feel it. I still feel the need to make myself known and to express myself. I feel the need to fight against the current and to become a unique person. Is my desire for self actualization valid, and if so, does its validity outweigh the moral responsibility to follow a social contract?