Standard Deviation

   There is no shame in being a statistic. It is unavoidable. Even within the realms of standard deviation, the deviation is standard. There is a difference between being a statistic and being a peon, and there is quite a lot of room for individuality within statistics.

   We pride ourselves in being statistics, actually. If we feel that there is something greater than us, then we advertise that we're a fan of that thing. We do this, sometimes with our very actions instead of just our words. We choose to define ourselves, limit our potentials, for what we feel to be a cause greater than our own. If you love something, become a statistic for it. In Other//half, a character says,

"We all travel in our own circles. But only on the edges."

   No single attribute you might have is capable of making you entirely unique, because we build ourselves out of many bricks, and many of the bricks are shared. With these bricks, though, we all choose the architecture of how to build ourselves. Each second you spend living is a second that is entirely your own, and you have your own vantage point even if you share it with someone else.

  Wow, it's really gotten away from me now. Anyway, uh... Do not be ashamed of being a statistic. Unless it's one of those shameful ones, of course. But other than that, do not be ashamed of being a statistic.