EXISTENTIALISM VS ESSENTIALISM

Essentialism: “You’re born with a fixed nature. A knife is for cutting, an oak is meant to be an oak, and you have a predefined purpose. Good luck living up to it.” Existentialism: “Nope. You show up first, then figure out who you are. There’s no cosmic instruction manual. Good luck making it up as you go.” Essentialism: Life is a board game where the rules are already in the box. Existentialism: Life is an IKEA project with no instructions, and somehow you're responsible for the outcome.