Freud made the discovery- quite genuinely, simply through working on his own material- that the more deeply one explores the phenomena of human individuation, the more unreservedly one grasps the individual as a self-contained and dynamic entity, the closer one draws to that in the individual which is really no longer individual.
Theodor AdornoBecause thought has by now been perverted into the solving of assigned problems, even what is not assigned is processed like a problem.
Theodor AdornoIn the age of the individual's liquidation, the question of individuality must be raised anew.
Theodor AdornoWork while you work, play while you play - this is a basic rule of repressive self-discipline.
Theodor Adorno