The Individual vs The Society

One id dependant on the other. You can't be an individual without a more common thread holding others together, be it society or your class at school or the friends you keep. So, it's all very ying and yang in that respect.

In my opinion, it makes more sense to want everyone to have a common trait or characteristic, that way you know how not to be.

But, at the same time, if you and all your friends hate being like everyone else, then you're all basically the same and thus not unique. So, I guess that says something about being an outcast. Once you start hating everyone who doesn't like you,(because of the way you dress or talk or think) all you do is give them more fuel for their fire.

I love that commercial for Teen Titans where Raven is standing in a club and some dopey kid walks up to her and says something to the effect of "everyone sucks...you wanna go talk about it"...good stuff. And I don't even like Teen Titans

That is because, for as long as it has existed, society has attempted to create a set of guidelines(which unfortunatley have in time turned to tradition) and 'teach' everyone to obey them.
Therefore, if u do not, u are an outcast, because other people who do obey these 'unwritten rules' percieve u as strange, and people do idd fear that which they do not understand.

Originally posted by Fire
well you'll lead a lonely life on your own that's sure

But if u shrug them all off....well....u still need SOMEBODY to....uh...lean on.....sometimes...at least that's how I feel...

well..yeah...doh..i didn't say we'd be better of everybody for himself.

what i'm saying is that living in such large communities can screw up with your head.....that's why shrinks exist, as a job 😛

lol go dexx :d

yeah, but it's only certain people making it cruel...

awh....that's a matter of interpretation 🙂

so how do you interpret it then ?

err...good question.
I'll have to delay the answer..it's late 😛