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It seems like we are largely rewarding conformity and punishing individuality more and more. I think it is because the modern internet is an amazing tool for a

It seems like we are largely rewarding conformity and punishing individuality more and more. I think it is because the modern internet is an amazing tool for assembling conformist mobs of thought. The individual really becomes a type of outcast in this structure. The way to get more likes and views is in out-conforming the next person. The radical individual is most likely to just be ignored. It is almost like we have evolved a structure of a conformity lottery. If you can reach a certain threshold of public conformity display, then you might get your lottery number called for cash and prizes. The radical individual is basically doing some 80s cable access show that not only no one watches but most don't even know exists so most don't even bother. I consider myself a radical individual but if I was 15 right now? I know without question I would be as conformist as possible.

poopoopadoo 2y ago
If only someone had seen this coming: https://youtu.be/B8ofWFx525s https://youtu.be/B8ofWFx525s It’s because humans latch onto language as if their map is reality Even here there’s a pretentious filtering to conform to the memory of the group in charge; this syntactic structure is of course the proper and correct format! It’s our biology choosing self which socially is to conserve our own perception Online everyone is being normalized the conserve the perception of mods/platform owners (aka just more normal vain humans, no need to deify them) rather than out in the world normalizing to a more unique creole of sorts The abstracts of STEM are a terrible philosophy for building social life. Created a bored and repetitive culture that depends on taking a knee before some webmaster rando for comments to avoid shadow bans