Walking towards the river. Strangeness is so beautiful! When strangeness is combined with dignity... Do you like strange people? Who can be called strange? Who are freaks? Let's figure it out... A little psychology, it's interesting, let's read) Yes, in everyday perception, "strangeness without dignity" is often called a freak. But in reality, it's more complicated and interesting. ⸻ 🔹 A freak is a person who goes beyond the boundaries of the norm, causes bewilderment, sometimes laughter or shock. But it is important to note that "freakiness" is not just strangeness, but demonstrative, vivid, sometimes contextless strangeness that society cannot explain or accept. ⸻ 🔹 Dignity is inner support, self-acceptance, contact with one's own value. If a person has dignity, their strangeness is perceived as style, charisma, originality. If there is no dignity, the same strangeness can be perceived as awkwardness, inadequacy, absurdity. ⸻ Example: • Is Björk strange? Yes. But with dignity? Absolutely. She is not a freak. She is a myth, an archetype, an artist. • A showman dressed in feathers but who does not know who he is or why he is there will be perceived as a freak. Because there is no support, no meaning, no value. Conclusion: Freakiness is strangeness devoid of internal context and value. When you are strange just for the sake of it, without any connection to yourself. Without depth. Without a "why." But strangeness with dignity is the art of being yourself, without conforming, without explaining yourself. That's no longer a freak. That's character, style, voice. Text by Rumyantseva E.M.