Society tells a person who does not know themselves who they are, and because that person is unaware of themselves, their entire being takes shape around society—and thus they become dependent on it.

 Society tells a person who does not know themselves who they are, and because that person is unaware of themselves, their entire being takes shape around society—and thus they become dependent on it. This is what makes even the slightest silence and solitude unbearable, for in that state society disappears, and they are forced to face the unflinching gaze of the void.