Now that we have covered an opinion that see’s conformity as something positive, let's see it from a new perspective. Common sense seems to dictate that it is better to be individuals than to conform with society. In an article I found that talks about Thoreau’s view of conformity and individuality and it says that “Henry David Thoreau, a Transcendentalist, believed that individuals should be self-reliant and live a simple life.” I agree with Thoreau because we should all only be pendent of ourselves and not be working so hard to fit in with the norms of society which is to work unfulfilling jobs just so we can buy materialistic things that we truly don't need, because you wouldn't be living a simple life we would just be “conforming to prescribed
