The contradiction between “what one says” and “what one does” is difficult to judge solely through social media; it requires observing someone’s actual life over time. On the other hand, a contradiction between “what one says now” and “what one said in the past” is somewhat easier to comprehend. However, an individual whose current words, past statements, and actions align in perfect harmony is, ironically, suspicious.
If such a person appears to exist, it is likely not a matter of true consistency, but rather a mastery of the art of concealment. Yet, society might simply call this “social maturity.”
Being an adult means grappling with various contradictions—not just between words and actions—and navigating them through trial and error. While one could validly criticize a person for handling these contradictions immaturely, criticizing the existence of contradiction itself is largely meaningless. Contradiction is not a limit of possibility; it is the very potentiality of all possibilities.
By the way, if a contradiction is defined as two opposing events occurring simultaneously, can such a thing truly exist? If two events are “opposing,” perhaps it is because they follow different trajectories, attempting to reach different endpoints from different starting points at the same time. In other words, is contradiction not the simultaneity of events?
Why does this simultaneity occur? Perhaps it is not actually happening in the present, but rather arises from the simultaneous reproduction of trajectories followed in the past. A past trajectory marks the starting point of an orbit and influences its future path. This influence is a reproduction of pseudo-repetition—and perhaps, its very purpose is to avoid contradiction in the first place.
