Why is it so hard for people to just be themselves instead of buying and following whatever society expects them to? (college, generation)
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Humans are social creatures. It is easier for most to follow the groups/trends to fit in with other humans. Too many people judge those who are different. People need to be stronger than most to be different and also be OK with that.
Yeah it is true, very, being different has it's own price and takes it's own kinda guts and shyt too believe me.
But it was nice of you to point those other things out, l do see what you mean and it is true and there's nothing wrong with that , you've inspired me to be more understanding in the future.
It's hard for introverts to just be themselves, because society doesn't accept introversion.
Most northern European countries are more introverted than the US. Regions of the US that have a substantial amount of northern European ancestry tend to be more introverted than extroverted as well.
It's actually scarier and more pervasive than one might realize.
Do some reading up on a phenomenon called "Groupthink", when friendly and harmonious relationships within a community become more important than rational decisions.
It's actually scarier and more pervasive than one might realize.
Do some reading up on a phenomenon called "Groupthink", when friendly and harmonious relationships within a community become more important than rational decisions.
Does explain a lot as to why people gotta follow whatever their communities do.
It's actually scarier and more pervasive than one might realize.
Do some reading up on a phenomenon called "Groupthink", when friendly and harmonious relationships within a community become more important than rational decisions.
It is a definite problem, and one of the big reasons I don't like the Midwest/Plains region of the US. WAY TOO MUCH in the way of Groupthink and herd mentality of the populace overall. It results in a very unfavorable social culture for those that don't conform as often or at all.
Doesn't seem hard at all. Maybe others have that problem, but it's not universal. Weird to me that people would struggle with this. Don't worry about anyone or anything.
Let’s take the car enthusiast community as an example: In this case, people feel the need jump on the bandwagon for liking certain cars, tuning their cars just like a Honda EG6, pretend to like certain racing games and there are times that losing a race could disqualify from being part of the community because you’re basically a loser and don’t know performance driving.
Or take party politics, the pressure to conform to various values and social movements
Back to the op's question, its due to societal programing, social engineering, and simply how one was raised.
It took me until my mid to late twenties to say to hell with what society says and chart my own course. This is why I never completed my degree, I recognized that I was being programmed even more at three different universities I attended.
Don't be afraid, it your life, not society's.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
