José Ortega y Gasset (1883–1955) argued that to live is to feel lost, yet one who accepts this is already closer to finding their self. An individual's life is always "my life;" the vital activity of "I" is always within circumstances. We can choose some of those circumstances, but we can never not be in any.
He described a future where the average person rejects expertise, demands comfort, and follows the crowd without question.
Not because they lack intelligence, but because they lack discipline in thinking.
Today, information is everywhere. But clarity is rare.
What do you think, are we becoming sharper thinkers, or louder followers?
