Well then...That's pretty clear:
People do NOT like to be stereotyped. At least not when they are asked directly about it.
Nevertheless, I think that most of you will find that when you are out and about you will almost certainly align yourself with one group or another.
Very few people - especially when they are young - want to deliberately stand out from the crowd as to do this takes a lot of personality a lot of confidence and a lot of rebelliousness.
One thing is sure; this little exercise has been fun and it has given a few people the chance to be unique individuals.
As has been said already...Everybody is different and unique until they try to put on a uniform. 🙄
Originally posted by Darth Revan
Pap, as much as I like you dude, I really don't appreciate the assumption that I put myself into one of those categories when I'm not on the computer. None of my friends fit into any of those, either... We have our own "tribe", if we're insisting upon everybody being in one.
Not really throwing assumptions about at anyone in particular, just trying to see just how honest the peeps are here when they are asked that awkward question.
I am sure that almost none of the unique individuals here would want to be aligned with any one of those particular groups at the threadstart. The trouble is that we humans are pack-animals whether we like it or not and as such we almost always form groups if given the chance.
There is strength in numbers and most people are well aware of this.
Here is a pefect example of this syndrome:
When "The Punks" first started showing themselves on the streets people were aghast at the extremes that the first punks would go to to be rebels and to be unique....then after a time....more and more people thought it was cool to be a punk and they all started to dress like that.
Very soon the edge was lost as the punk way of doing became just another uniform. Then we found that either the original punks just went to even greater extremes so as to stand out in the crowd or they gave it up altogether.
Very few people are strong enough in character to start a new and shocking trend in order to stand out, so the majority of us just stay as un-noticed grey-people or we join a "tribe" that is like us in desire but which is not TOO far out !
Darth.... Be who you want to be and what you want to be as it is you that will either start a new trend or stick out like a sore thumb when your new trend does not catch on. It's all a very risky business !
It's also YOUR decision. Nobody elses !
ill describe myself since i fit none of those lol
Music tastes: ranges from classic Metal to Industrial, some Indie (including Kings of leon lol), Screamo, Post hardcore, and everything in between.
Style: quite designer label orientated, but none of the tacky stuff like sportswear, i mean like Fred perry, Ben sherman etc
Interests: im a pretty boring person, no real interests i can name... just a socialite tbh haha
so id be a mix of a Trendy and mosher i guess
and for Darth: like it or not, every1 is part of a group...maybe 2 or 3, but ur gonna be pigeon-holed wherever u go or whatever u do, and its quite pointless trying to fight against it...not like its a massively bad thing neway 🤣
Originally posted by Storm
If you are to be commended for your powers of critical thinking, your passion for social justice, your respect for people who hold believes different from your own, then you' re in my "tribe".
yeah! I'm in Storm's Tribe!
out of the list, I'd say, #1, but geek sounds too negative. Academically motivated maybe?