> That’s the real crime being perpetrated by the reputation culture: stamping out passion; stamping out the individual. I think he's right, the pressure is rea

> That’s the real crime being perpetrated by the reputation culture: stamping out passion; stamping out the individual. I think he's right, the pressure is real on a social reputation site like Facebook (which he cites)... you have to present the best image of yourself, which as he says, comes down to making yourself in the image of others. That pressure does subside when you get older, but it's certainly there if you're a high schooler or 20 something. I meet a lot of smart young people who really go way too far in the self-image game, I think without realizing how it tends to make them dull and conformist, as BEE says.