Comments on: The superficiality of individuality http://www.sebastyne.net/2009/07/the-superficiality-of-individuality/ Childfree musings of life Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: nothingprofound http://www.sebastyne.net/2009/07/the-superficiality-of-individuality/comment-page-1/#comment-12745 nothingprofound Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:58:12 +0000 http://www.sebastyne.net/?p=1036#comment-12745 Just being yourself is the most original thing you can do. If that means following the latest fashions, fine; if not, that's also fine. Just being yourself is the most original thing you can do. If that means following the latest fashions, fine; if not, that's also fine.

]]> By: nothingprofound http://www.sebastyne.net/2009/07/the-superficiality-of-individuality/comment-page-1/#comment-12689 nothingprofound Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:58:12 +0000 http://www.sebastyne.net/?p=1036#comment-12689 Just being yourself is the most original thing you can do. If that means following the latest fashions, fine; if not, that's also fine. Just being yourself is the most original thing you can do. If that means following the latest fashions, fine; if not, that's also fine.

]]> By: jrmellem http://www.sebastyne.net/2009/07/the-superficiality-of-individuality/comment-page-1/#comment-12681 jrmellem Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:55:24 +0000 http://www.sebastyne.net/?p=1036#comment-12681 Well, I did find that article to be interesting. I've thought about that before; we identified with hippies growing up. Our kids like that goth scene but look down on emo's. The human behavior stuff interests me and you seem to be a deep thinker. I'll keep reading. Well, I did find that article to be interesting. I've thought about that before; we identified with hippies growing up. Our kids like that goth scene but look down on emo's. The human behavior stuff interests me and you seem to be a deep thinker. I'll keep reading.

]]> By: Sebastyne http://www.sebastyne.net/2009/07/the-superficiality-of-individuality/comment-page-1/#comment-12672 Sebastyne Sun, 19 Jul 2009 08:00:30 +0000 http://www.sebastyne.net/?p=1036#comment-12672 Exactly my point. Sub cultures LIMIT your individuality instead of making it stronger. You may look different to the general masses, but what you are allowed to like and spend time on inside the group is far from being "yourself". It doesn't even limit you to the style of music, for example, but you have to like the right bands to be taken seriously. You have to read the right authors and so forth and so forth. And by golly, collecting Barbie would totally make you a conformist that support destruction of nature and multi-cultural brand. *Shunned* Exactly my point. Sub cultures LIMIT your individuality instead of making it stronger. You may look different to the general masses, but what you are allowed to like and spend time on inside the group is far from being “yourself”. It doesn't even limit you to the style of music, for example, but you have to like the right bands to be taken seriously. You have to read the right authors and so forth and so forth. And by golly, collecting Barbie would totally make you a conformist that support destruction of nature and multi-cultural brand. *Shunned*

]]> By: Brie http://www.sebastyne.net/2009/07/the-superficiality-of-individuality/comment-page-1/#comment-12669 Brie Sun, 19 Jul 2009 05:34:21 +0000 http://www.sebastyne.net/?p=1036#comment-12669 I always hated it when I was Goth/Punk and had friends claiming I "wasn't punk rock enough" because I would like something not approved as "punk" by the group of friends. Yet, when I strayed from the group structure and did my own thing....they copied my look or whatever I wore that was different. The minute that happened I stopped wearing the item of clothing because it made me feel like the leader of lemmings.<br><br>It was horrible when it came to interests because they were so close-minded to anthing not "punk rock"..."OMG! Brie likes old jazz music? How bizarre and un-punk rock."<br><br>I grew out of that mindset before I adopted it and now just smile when someone claims they are so different and brags about it while struggling to fit in with a group. Heck, I went goth/punk because of the clothes and music...not to try and fit in and grew out of it long before anyone else did once I found how restrictive it was in that group. I always hated it when I was Goth/Punk and had friends claiming I “wasn't punk rock enough” because I would like something not approved as “punk” by the group of friends. Yet, when I strayed from the group structure and did my own thing….they copied my look or whatever I wore that was different. The minute that happened I stopped wearing the item of clothing because it made me feel like the leader of lemmings.

It was horrible when it came to interests because they were so close-minded to anthing not “punk rock”…”OMG! Brie likes old jazz music? How bizarre and un-punk rock.”

I grew out of that mindset before I adopted it and now just smile when someone claims they are so different and brags about it while struggling to fit in with a group. Heck, I went goth/punk because of the clothes and music…not to try and fit in and grew out of it long before anyone else did once I found how restrictive it was in that group.

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