To pretend, I actually do the thing: I have therefore only pretended to pretend.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- If you act as if you are pretending, you are only pretending to pretend.
- In plain terms
- Pretending to pretend is still pretending.
- What can you take from it?
- Authenticity is hard when performance becomes the goal.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you know if someone is real?
Another view
Some performances are genuine expressions of skill.
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