Uniqueness And Authenticity

The fact that two people with the same rationality and personality traits would still be metaphysically distinct already necessitates that even two people who look, sound, or think the same are still unique in one sense regardless of all of their similarities, or else they could not both exist at once.  Yes, uniqueness is on one level an inherent quality of existing in any way, as a person or thing is by necessity distinct from all else despite any similarities they share.  However, the desire for uniqueness that extends beyond this, as well as examples of uniqueness other than this kind, can easily be found deep in the heart of many people.  There are many ways that various people are or could be unique by comparison to many other people but perhaps not to everyone, though uniqueness is not necessarily positive and is far from the most important of traits.

Uniqueness is not always going to be the same as authenticity and rationality.  As previously explained, it is impossible for a person to not be unique to some extent simply by being their own metaphysical being, but uniqueness alone will not abolish all insecurities, make someone rational, or force them to grapple with the full depth and complexity of being an individual person with human epistemological and metaphysical limitations that is still capable of obtaining some absolute certainties.  Embracing all of this can help avoid the kind of psychological suffering that comes from not being totally different from other people--an impossibility, or else others could not be people, lest one share that similarity with them, and it would not be possible for them to exist as long as one exists or have any other thing in common--but more vitally, it removes obstacles to misunderstanding the nature of reality.

What if everyone had the same few key personality traits?  One's personality would not be unique beyond the fact that it still belongs to you and not to others, but one could still autonomously understand and embrace it, thereby living out the authenticity of rationality and self-awareness regardless of the similarities between people.  What if everyone personally understood and appreciated every knowable logical truth?  Their rationality would not be unique in the sense of no one else sharing that same perfect rationality, but one could still autonomously reflect on, revisit, and savor every logical truth they could know, and none of them would be irrational or lesser for this!  Uniqueness is not everything, and, indeed, only certain types of uniqueness could be significant anyway: someone who is unique in their stupidity, lack of self-awareness, and apathy towards the truly deep aspects of reality is not truly unique in a way that lifts them out of a pathetic self-imposed stupor.

Uniqueness on its own, without respect to any other more substantial thing or quality, is not a rational goal at all!  No one rational wants to be unique by being emotionalistic or otherwise fallacious, and no one rational would trivialize rationality because people besides their own self can also access the necessary truths of reason.  Beyond autonomy and general rationality, the authenticity of self-awareness and of accepting one's personality and history while never using them to excuse irrationality still leave authenticity within everyone's grasp.  Autonomy, rationality, self-awareness, and contentment, where it can be found, are all one needs to be deeply authentic in spite of whatever similarities or differences one has with other people.

Rationality is always rational, self-awareness is always personal, moral character is always obligatory, and the various types of nuance and depth that come with each of these is always full of substance.  Whether a person is the only one to have intentionally, systematically developed these things is completely secondary to actually having them for their own sake, regardless of how unique or similar to other people it will make them.  However, it is never the case that the originality and uniqueness of being authentic and rational, introspective, and morally upright would be nonexistent since intellectual and volitional autonomy is a necessary requirement to have, understand, and savor these things in the deepest sense.