People often do odd or unique things to say that they are not "conforming." What no one realizes is that we all conform to a point that if everyone was aware, the "weirdos" would fall to their knees.
Now, there is conscious conformity, which I spent middle school trying to do, and unconscious conformity. The latter is people who go against the things that are generally socially accepted.
But, every Goth kid that has denied conformity has conformed to another society. Every artsy person has conformed to the art community, etc.
Conformity is a necessary thing in all societies because if everyone didn't come together in at least one aspect, tehn there would be no such thing as civilization or human contact. There would be no friendships or families or love. There would be no religion because no one would agree. And the people who did agree would end up making other ideas. But there would be no one to agree with, anyway.
We are a society based on confomity and adopting the ways of others. For every aspect of what we do, there are others who feel the way we do. Honestly, while this annoys people who think they'll never be unique, shouldn't it be a comfort that there is someone who feels how we do? It's the combination of things we like that makes us unique, not the things themselves.
So, just informing you about one of my pet peeves. Stop yammering about how you don't conform, no onegets you, no one likes you, because it's bullshit. There are MILLIONS of people who share your interest. Ooh, being in a crowd. How SCARY.
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