by oneself

基本解释

It is important for them to understand that a good life is created by oneself, not by others.
他们应该理解好的生活是由自己创造的，而不是别人给予的，这一点非常重要。
publishing a work of joint authorship as a work created solely by oneself without the permission of the other co-authors;
未经合作作者许可，将与他人合作创作的作品当作自己单独创作的作品发表的；
Taking software developed in cooperation with another person and publishin g it as a work completed by oneself alone, without the permission of the cooperating developer;
未经合作者同意，将与他人合作开发的软件当作自己单独完成的作品发表；

Can the same be true by surrounding oneself with people with exceptional character?
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In fact, given the incessant reblogging of food pictures taken by others or oneself, shaky cell phone camera in hand at a local fine dining hotspot, food is not so much genuinely loved as it is madly stalked, photographed, instagram filtered, traded, and collected on virtual and real walls.
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So, how do we combat an emotional response to a false premise egged on by the refusal to think for oneself critically?
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