Wanker has a different voice than my other personae. I am a multi-faceted writer that doesn't want to be confined to one voice.
Integration is overrated. Integrity is not. Now, both words have the same base -- integer -- meaning whole and complete. Integration is overrated when it leads to simplification, a mere removal of the inconsistent parts. Integrity means acting in a way that all of the parts act upon a consistent philosophical basis. Integrity is preferable because it shifts the focus away from combining towards the purpose of action. Consistent purpose with inconsistent action may be required to maintain integrity.
The prerequisite for integrity is a strong philosophical foundation. What is the hierarchy of action? You can maintain integrity only if you have a philosophy, a basis upon which to judge actions. Uniformity and conformity may be the highest good for integration, but not integrity.
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