Conformity vs. Individuality: Not Finding Ourselves
When did being a conformist turn into something good? In other words, how is people following others and not being who they truly are, okay just to be “cool” or to be “recognized”? People want to be different, but also want to fit in. They might think that being an individual is abnormal, but why is being your true self weird? I belive that you will be able to accomplish your goals or/and dreams if you did not have to follow a crowd just to be liked. Some people might disagree with me and say that if individuals were to follow there dreams, society would not move foward because it only helps the individual, and it would not help society at all. I do not agree with that because one person can change the world. However, I do agree that you cannot have conformity without individuals and you cannot have individuals without conformity. There has just been a great deal of people that have been known for their work that they have achieved, and a large amount of times they have been informed by society and their peers that they will go nowhere in life with their talent; however, that did not stop them from doing what they truly wanted to achieve, and because of their intelligence of choosing that decision, our society has improved. Examples of some …show more content…
They just want to fit in with everyone else, and you know, be “cool”. Don’t get me wrong, I mean I to myself do not want to get judged by my peers, and we all wanted to be liked by everyone, but of course not everyone will always like you. We are just so focused on our reputation and our appearance that we cannot even be ourselves without “ruining it.” As Logan Feys says in his article, “Individuality vs. Conformity,” that there is a “delicate balance between complete individuality and complete uniformity” we just need to find it, and find
When did being a conformist turn into something good? In other words, how is people following others and not being who they truly are, okay just to be “cool” or to be “recognized”? People want to be different, but also want to fit in. They might think that being an individual is abnormal, but why is being your true self weird? I belive that you will be able to accomplish your goals or/and dreams if you did not have to follow a crowd just to be liked. Some people might disagree with me and say that if individuals were to follow there dreams, society would not move foward because it only helps the individual, and it would not help society at all. I do not agree with that because one person can change the world. However, I do agree that you cannot have conformity without individuals and you cannot have individuals without conformity. There has just been a great deal of people that have been known for their work that they have achieved, and a large amount of times they have been informed by society and their peers that they will go nowhere in life with their talent; however, that did not stop them from doing what they truly wanted to achieve, and because of their intelligence of choosing that decision, our society has improved. Examples of some …show more content…
They just want to fit in with everyone else, and you know, be “cool”. Don’t get me wrong, I mean I to myself do not want to get judged by my peers, and we all wanted to be liked by everyone, but of course not everyone will always like you. We are just so focused on our reputation and our appearance that we cannot even be ourselves without “ruining it.” As Logan Feys says in his article, “Individuality vs. Conformity,” that there is a “delicate balance between complete individuality and complete uniformity” we just need to find it, and find