Conformity vs. Individuality: Lost In Society!
My whole life I have perceived to ¨be yourself,¨ until I learned what conformity was. Conformity is a behavior in accordance with socially accepted conventions or standards, meaning people follow what others do to blend in with the society around them. With that being said, people following what others do is unnecessary. Why would people change their image or even their personality to fit in with the crowd?
When it comes to the topic of conformity, most of us will concur that it will take your true self, the real you. The real question is this is….Do you conform? While some are persuaded that conformity is the world’s most treacherous mental illness, others believe maverick and nonconformity is examined as an illness. My aspect on this topic is people should conform at times, because if you fully commit to being a conformist, you are …show more content…
If everyone was the same, earth would be transformed into a living disaster, no new ideas, new inventions, nor new discoveries. I also have lived conformity, I was always the girl who was different, I cared what others said about me, until I was told “live life to the fullest- be creative and express yourself in everything you do, because life is too short to be a follower.” Even to this day, people exclude me from activities or don’t include in because I am different. In rare occasions I become an outsider, when it’s a material that I do not understand as much. When that person or group does not include me in it makes me feel like I’m missing out on the fun or maybe they just don’t like me, and this left me with an unpleasant feeling. But when I see other people get treated like this, it gets to me because I’ve been in that same situation as where I try to include them in little by little by asking simple questions or for their personal
My whole life I have perceived to ¨be yourself,¨ until I learned what conformity was. Conformity is a behavior in accordance with socially accepted conventions or standards, meaning people follow what others do to blend in with the society around them. With that being said, people following what others do is unnecessary. Why would people change their image or even their personality to fit in with the crowd?
When it comes to the topic of conformity, most of us will concur that it will take your true self, the real you. The real question is this is….Do you conform? While some are persuaded that conformity is the world’s most treacherous mental illness, others believe maverick and nonconformity is examined as an illness. My aspect on this topic is people should conform at times, because if you fully commit to being a conformist, you are …show more content…
If everyone was the same, earth would be transformed into a living disaster, no new ideas, new inventions, nor new discoveries. I also have lived conformity, I was always the girl who was different, I cared what others said about me, until I was told “live life to the fullest- be creative and express yourself in everything you do, because life is too short to be a follower.” Even to this day, people exclude me from activities or don’t include in because I am different. In rare occasions I become an outsider, when it’s a material that I do not understand as much. When that person or group does not include me in it makes me feel like I’m missing out on the fun or maybe they just don’t like me, and this left me with an unpleasant feeling. But when I see other people get treated like this, it gets to me because I’ve been in that same situation as where I try to include them in little by little by asking simple questions or for their personal