B6: The Conformity Department
Conformity is the art of doing what everyone else is doing, but somehow convincing yourself it was your idea.
Think about it. We go to school because everyone does, get degrees because everyone does, chase jobs because everyone does, and eventually start looking for a partner because apparently being single past a certain age is stigma.
I think about how much of my life was actually “my” choice. My career plans, my idea of success, even my plans for the future. How much of it did I genuinely want, and how much had I simply picked up along the way?
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We like to think we’re unique individuals. We have different personalities, different tastes, different playlists. But put us in a room together, and suddenly everyone’s wearing the same sneakers, chasing the same ideals, and pretending to enjoy the same overpriced coffee.
The funny part is that we don’t even need someone to force us into conformity. We do it ourselves. We watch what everyone else is doing, decide they’re probably onto something, and join the queue. Nobody knows where the queue leads, but God forbid we miss our turn.
Perhaps the real talent isn’t fitting in. It’s figuring out when you’re doing something because you want to, and when you’re doing it because everyone else has made it look embarrassingly necessary. Conformity is not bad thing, it is the necessary support wheel on your bike till you’re good enough to go on your own.
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