>almost more frightening because it shows their contempt for reasonableness, for lack of a better term. I think another way to look at it is willful nonconform

>almost more frightening because it shows their contempt for reasonableness, for lack of a better term. I think another way to look at it is willful nonconformance and rejection of mainstream values (and judgement). Not unlike gutter punks dressing the way they did. I think counter culture has a long history of this, from men wearing their hair long to people dressing up as literal clowns.