The Psychology of Conformity 

Academy of Ideas Where do you get all your information? Do you read alot of philosophy books or learn from the internet.

Certainly a mix, but for what its worth and from what I can tell, almost all of the Niche quotes are pulled from well regarded [academia] second hand translations to english

You're WHATIVELEARNED.

Thank you!

Meanwhile Christians spam the dislike button

Very well said! I've always been The One, who takes My Own path, by, Reading The Bible. It's brings out My individuality, imagination, Not, keeping up "With The Jones". Debt Free. Zero credit cards.

Some of the most popular characters in film and television have been loners and non conformists. So, you're right - many people do envy those who have not been trapped in the groove of conformity.

In my country they resent the loner bc they’re just scared of what they don’t know

@@dominostimes2119 I just read Your Comment, I can tell, Your Comment came from the heart, At times Jesus Christ was a loner to, because Jesus was doing the will of His Father, praying daily, for Gods Will in Your Life. A Loner brings attraction, Knowing Jesus Christ as Your Personal Savior, then being lonely is No Longer When You have Jesus in Your Heart, Our Heavenly Father, staying With Us 24/7. Yes, They should be scared, because Their Sins in Their Life, Be a Living Testimony for Jesus!!

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+Grand Wizard I can't imagine what it would be like if I didn't have the internet to be honest. I would be a completely different person and I don't think it would be for the better.

+MomoTheBellyDancer That was the joke hehe

Grand Wizard Joking aside, it depends what you're conforming to, you can simultaneously be both. Within a group like the Moonies you can be utterly conformist, but being a Moonie within wider society is actually being a non-conformist.

Bryce Thibodeaux Actually they don't. Look at the western world these days - most folk sleep around, don't get married and many are more interested in having pets than children... it's part of the reason mass migration is being encouraged to these countries as the birthrate is collapsing.

we take an easy liberty to call our selves nonconformist but I want to ask u a question ... all of u here cus this elaboration seems rather vague and solutionless as majority of other vids and ppl promoting them ... what did u do to to oppose conformity ? how did u reject conformity ? (some critical questions down if u r willing ).. ... do u still believe that the western type of living is the best one and others r just cultural ignorants or savages (500 years ago kongo had an embassy in italy, muslims invented scientific method and pioneered in loads of major scientific and philosophical discoveries) ? do u still think in terms of the imposed labels like lefty, righty, this, thaty, feministy , .. or even introverty extroverty .. ? do u still trust media including the trendy folk music and other sorts of entertainment which propagate hedonistic, misogynistic, materialistic type of living ? did u reject to dress in a certain way to conform to the social pressure (especially for women ... tight, short clothing ..making u a target for objectification )? do u still take scientific working models and their speculations as facts and absolute truths like darwinian evolution (even though science every now and then goes through the paradigm shifts ) ? do u still think democracy works ? do u still get distracted by trump and other clowns which r just puppet entertainers in this scheme ? do u still take actors, actressess, singers and other kinds of potentially immoral entertainers for ur models? do u still buy products that r bad for ur both physical and psychological health and with which u indirectly sponsor genocides and other sorts of horrific crimes against humanity ????? do u still watch and transparently talk about sexual, pornographic explicit content which by implication has a huge impact on ur psychology rendering it animalistic and superficial ? do u always question ur authorities whether doctors, professors or others ? do u still trust the historic and official sort of narrative that ur government (western types ) teaches to u ? do u still think that all faiths/religions r bad and theres nothing to look into ? .... and many many other critical questions that we need to ask our selves ..... this vid is a start .... but start non the less .. we still heavily conform ...... everything else is just a denial (cognitive dissonance) ... so ppl READ! ... educate ur selves ...

The reality is that we all must conform to some degree to live in this world. In the case of this pandemic when given all the evidence one must conclude that this pandemic is real. After all the vast majority of world accepts this pandemic is real. And being real it is in our our best interest to follow certain recognized precautions to keep one's self safe, but also to protect others especially those who are more vulnerable to getting sick and worse dying. Thus if I do not take steps to avoid infecting others by masking, or gathering in large groups, etc then I am acting selfishly. If I refuse to believe the pandemic is real or exaggerated what might I be afraid of looking at to accept this pandemic is real and is killing people in large numbers.

@@michaeldeierhoi4096 You are a conformist and not a free thinker.. the relentless propoganda by mainstream media is meant to keep you in your conformed state.. Covid has a very low death rate ..less than 1%.. There are sinister objectives behind this so called pandemic.. you need to do your own research .. the truth is out there you just need to find it yourself.. good luck.

@@riceyo62 You spout that same reductive argument that has been said before by people who are either anti-vaxers are skeptics about the pandemics in some way. In the first place it is not just about the death rate, because that greatly over simplifies the problem. There are many more aspects that you are unwilling to consider. First and foremost, the pandemic would have killed millions more, but for the measures taken over the past year to slow the spread of Sarscor2 such as masking, shut downs, social distancing etc. Second, the 1% figure ignores how overwhelmed medical staff was in many hospitals around the world. Now those same medical staff are quitting or transferring to another dept because they are simply burned out. Because now there is new onslaught of of patients with covid especially in southern states which had the lowest levels of vaccination. So the current wave of covid patients are at least 90% UNvaccinated. And those increasingly stressed hospitals are struggled more because of reduction in available staff. In other words this is now an unnecessary increase in Covid because so many people refused to get vaccinated. And this wave could get worse before it gets better.

@Hollow Recluse You convince no one!!

Wish I could give you about 7 and a half billion likes.

Stop paying their salaries I guess

it feels weird to really understand what he spoke in this video. i feel like i am living in a television.

i bought and wore a pink hoodie, later rebranded as "millennial pink" as an F.U. protest to fake intellectual attention seeking girls on campus that made it feel like 7th grade again with their nonsense and last call at the bar dating habits. Funny how the fashion industry turned it into a fad everyone else started doing months later.

@@DeanRendar ...I think I get your point. I sure as heck know how the business executives make huge profits by exploiting naive people of all ages. It's not rocket science to know, but then again, I learned to start investing valuable time to be self taught decades ago. I am continually amazed at the amount of overpriced products and services too many people choose. That's fine if they can afford it. But I know how to easily learn several signs that they really can't afford buy what they do. Sales is a fascinating industry. Why bother selling the masses boring stuff they need. Sell them "fun", or "trendy", or "cool" stuff they want. One of thousands of examples...old tv jingle.."It's the Pepsi generation!" Notice that Pepsi still advertises in expensive time slot tv shows. Notice how they control the best shelf space in most grocery stores. Yes, there product is good tasting, but not as good as their net profits show. Last I checked, there is no cure for diabetes. Tell that to Pepsi executives. They easily overcame that little obstacle with flying colors.

"their product"

Very true

True indeed

In what way do you think 'The School of Life' has dropped the ball?

The School of Life has a quite clear ideological bent, and the narratives for their videos tend to take on this bent. The goal is not education so much as indoctrination in the worldview of Alain de Botton.

To add to this, it's a "middle of the road" fallacy mixed with an acceptable PC bent to conform any ideas that do not bend to today's values to them. Rather then remain neutral by saying the truth and having people decide for themselves, he fosters and moulds the idea to the audience.

I found at the school of life youtube channel has become somewhat 2 dimensional, and in one of their videos there was male bashing and white knighting.

Really?!? You sound like you are a reactionary.

Conformity is natural and there is nothing wrong with it. Take Eastern people as your example, if you want to become truly happy

@@olderchat_3056 Depends on who you are. I wouldn’t say conformity is natural for all. Some people are born with more leadership qualities and some people are born more as followers and sheep-like. A leader does not natural conform, a follower does not naturally lead. One must know once self in order to know which path he should take. What I do find interesting though is how those that do conform by nature feel threatened by those that do not. It’s almost as if those that conform by nature are also naturally envious, weaker, less conscience etc. A good amount of people watching these videos are true nonconformist and are happier that way. I’m one of them. We are not one rule fits all. Do not tell people what will make them happy, especially with something as potentially soul shattering as conformity.

@@olderchat_3056 to a certain extent yeah but do you really beleive authoritarian government regimes when they say "yeah we're totally happy here" and not to mention I think we've figured out morals are objective at this point so eventually some people realise that morals have become distorted by our government and stand up for it. Those are the nonconformists not talking heads who yell about this and that

This. The minute you stop people pleasing and stand firm for your own needs, you won't have any resentments in life, because you fought to give yourself what YOU needed, but not at the expense of others. But when you conform, you're giving people what you think they need at the expense of yourself. And the constant suppression of your needs in order to conform will only bring bitterness and hatred into your psyche. Because you think there's safety in conformity, but really all there is to be found is suffocation. Conformity is how you lose yourself completely.

Conformity is natural?? Ha. What you are basically saying is that thinking outside the box is too hard and scary for most, so they take the already-made thoughts of another. IN THAT CASE...Yes. I agree, that most people are too WEAK to go against the norm. BUT going against the norm requires different knowledge. And most people are not knowledge seekers.

People who even claim to be free thinkers are some of the most controlled people I've ever met. They've just adopted a different costume that better fits the herd they want to belong to.

@@Automedon2 As long as we think, we make judgement that base on previous experience and knowledges about the subject. The dilemma is that if we can not have the chance to experience, see something that not even exist. those " free thinker " are results of making a conclusion about a subject differentiating from the crowd.

Same about so many from my past as well. I will always care about them and think fondly on the good memories I have with them, but they're not the same people and still merit they're so overly tolerant, open minded and free-thinking when they're far from it. True free thinkers always second guess themselves. Having and challenging doubt and questioning everything is what define a free thinker, not conforming with something that is less mainstream.

I agree they are the sheep that have to have other sheep with them to feel worthy whereas Nonconformists never follow the Rules made by people who couldn't care less about them !and use them to become rich! Or to push they're BS Ideas!

All my old punk mates...now total establishment...meanwhile me in my 50's: 🖕!

Cause only you and your gang of special snowflakes are the REAL nonconformists, right?

I agree. Even the so-called nonconformists harbor the natural impulse and desire for submission and compliance.

Self deception in a nutshell

And the conformist shall ridicule and condemn the non conformist as he sheds light on the dark lie the conformist lives

99% of the tattooed crowd is downright conformist. My observation. I am willing to believe that those who adopted the tattoo originally were probably true non-conformists.

one of many. best channel on YT

yo yo Peter I love you my man so glad to find you here

@Peter Santenello So good to see you here man. Love what you do and who you are Wish you only good

WOW it's Peter Santenello

I was prepared to be impressed, but the first title card - "no longer is, etc" disappoints - people's online social networks ARE, for many, their communities - so the mechanism is identical albeit greatly expanded in scope. Hard to recover from an opening gambit so weak...

straight fire!

ThePeaceableKingdom. Vanity...definitely my favorite sin haha

And Brain says to the crowd, "F--ck Off!!!" and the crowd says, "Oh, Lord, how shall we F--ck off?" :-))

Maybe what should be said is that there's a difference between superficial non conformity like Tarantino or Kubrick and real non conformity like Bunuel and Godard.

@@niallquinn9128 selling non conformity is profitable as hell. Ironically

You made me LAUGH, THANK YOU.

Yeah 💪☠️

@@sexymary !

Wait until you get old, your sense of guilt that you can't get into the hive mindset will vanish and you'll feel completely free. I only have a few years left, but I finally live with a sense of relief that I wasn't wrong all these years.

Let me guess..They called you an "individual" as if it was a bad thing? I'm right there with you but in my case it was only two years because I got hit by two IEDs in Afghanistan so fortunately the indoctrination hadn't had sufficient time to marinate. I feel for you bud! You're not alone my friend.

And it's not about external appearances.

And your own needs that need to be met. Sometimes others want you to mee their needs at your expense. Nonconfomity raises your middle finger to those people and tells them you have boundaries and you're doing what's right for you, but not at their expense.

I always come back every couple weeks to rewatch some videos and watch more of what he's got.

@gilbertbeltran1562 you are wise enough to have created a library from one of the best knowledge databases known to man. I wonder how wise you truly are.

Too true. 🏆

This is all basic philosophy. Read some books!

@@christinapaterno5585 Ok

These videos show the truth man. You're not crazy, you're completely sane like me and some others are.

and a false sense of physical identity

And insecurity is generated from a world in which one cannot conform.

We are train to be insecure

Marco Griffin - And laziness.

@@X3000Chan Nah it takes effort to conform.

Imagine having the freedom to unapologetically be you in all circumstances. Love what you love. Do what you want. And just be purely you without any anxiety or second thought of being judged by others. What a great world that would be

Thomas Sowell has a good description. He says - "Envy was once considered one of the seven deadly sins before it became one of the most admired virtues under its new name of 'social justice'."

Yep. It's a religion

The words "social justice" really seem to annoy me...or maybe its the type of people who mouth them?

Another government distraction? Media psy-op?

Well if your white and deals with those you have oppressed than you might think that way. So don't do that

I feel it. I'm rejected by both the right and the left because I'm a centrist. You just can't win nowadays. It's a lonely path.

Don't be sad. Just be yourself. You're not alone brother. My advice I'd give to ya would be to just tell society "f**k you" and live on your own terms. Society gives you nothing of value, I can assure you that. You'll be happier if you spend time with your loved ones.

​@@cellulardecay9520 Participating in politics is a fruitless endeavor.

​@@neo_aliaga Truthful words. I have that "f*ck you" mentality everyday.

I think it is courage that delivers against laziness?

Love will lead you to nonconformity.

​@@jeremiahmeade710 Meh. It depends.

havent you seen those guys that turn their old school buses into living trailers in the middle of nowhere what is that about if about not conforming to the society at large. you get your water by the river and you grow you water by your bus, you charge your technology at mchdonalds on solar, is that not the way to go

true, I work to buy my freedom. I conform in order not to.

my dude, look at 1:40 . That is your answer. those ' different' ideas are still shaped by an external source, the crowd. So they are conformist.

It's never conformity because it was chosen

@@itsolivier well you dont have to camp out in the middle of no where which is what most conformist fear. You can start a business or create something of value that people will want

Every material thing born in Time has a beginning and an end . Humans are obsessed with an instinctive need to exist eternally . Death is a big challenge and some call it the 'crisis of death' .

"This is the terror: to have emerged from nothing... What kind of deity would create such complex and fancy worm food?" Isn't that a contradiction?

Interesting thesis.

Nice comparison. Yeah not long after I start tripping I'm like when is this over, only to wake up and plan my next trip like wtf?

Nonconformist

Then stop

@@Editisement This actually cured me, wtf?

You're lazy so you fear

No. But you might have ADHD.

+Jin Lin Thanks for the comment, and I'm glad you enjoyed the videos on Carl Jung and the shadow I put a lot of work into them. We do offer quote books as a patreon perk. I appreciate the support all the best.

bamischijfje123 But that doesn't mean that as humans with the cursed knowledge of our impending death, that we may not benefit from striving for some form immortality - even if it will fade in the end.

it's rational if the Benefit is there while there still Living so ....

I hate this thought and can't comprehend how people dedicate themselves towards history (no offense intended)

I have a question about saying, to understand the way things are before rejecting? I people watch, see a line. A line that They think is going to a door. No advertisement to know what is inside. The line gets longer, I think, where is it headed? Could it be, important? People are naturally born to follow. They think the person ahead is a little more informed. But that is not true. Philosophers, great thinkers, are the ones who do not follow. They Think out, before They move. Referring to the line, it could be force feeding people of a cliff. Always calculate Your steps, be wise. Nonconformist People follow a lone path. We find the hidden jewels of Life.

@@craig7149 I mean, rejecting something because you don't understand it's purpose. Yes, I think we should follow because most of the time that is wise thing to do. You wouldn't survive very long if you refused to conform completely. E.g there are things you don't eat because they are bad for you (poisonous) you don't have to try them to find out if it's true for you or not, you follow the mob and only eat what everyone else eats. A non conformist could instinctively choose to reject rules because they are "oppressive", but probably also fail to understand why it is necessary to not have unrestricted freedom.

@@paulelago9453 I do understand where You are coming from to a point. Its not I will pick up a rattle snake to find out it is poisonous. We are not to be lacking in intelligence. To be Wise as serpents. The oppressed comes from the Oppesser. Who can that be?? Government s. Free thinkers are Ones who has done more than the Ones who lack knowledge. Gallilao question the privious one who said that there is 5000 stars. He quoted to many to count. As according to The Bible. When rules are set, theories and ECT. Do You think that A nonconformist will question? Yes! Per say, what's going on now, taking the vaccination. I question about the length of time to be approved, in 8 months? It takes 10 years to be approved. Think on this.

I know you won't read this, but strive to connect more with society if that's the case. For better or worse, life is about people.

Loneliness is self created and you , yourself can reverse it. Be happy with yourself and you may find that you, yourself is actually your own best friend. When you are happy with yourself , then you will not ever or rarely ever be lonely. Remember, it is better to be lonely alone, than to be lonely in a crowd. God bless you

Ben, you feel loneliness because you are ,undoubtedly, young. It's a sense of guilt that you aren't one of them no matter how hard you try. When you get old, loneliness becomes relief when you realize you weren't wrong all your life.

Hahaha, this gem was lost on the comment section. Hilarious

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You’re going to have a problem with enrollment. Just a hunch

The Square Pegs.

"Yes, we know"

Conforming in the military is like being in a well-oiled machine. Each part works together for the main purpose (winning the fight and not dying.) Likewise being in a society works like a well-oiled machine but the purpose isnt winning the fight and not dying it's more often giving the people on the top more power and silly laws come in as a consequence. If you agree with the cause of the US military stay in the whole point is that you follow orders because if you dont you or your unit are screwed. That's not bad that's just common sense. If you're worried about being nonconformist dont worry you dont have to disagree with everything and go against everything to be a nonconformist you just need to go by your own beliefs not other peoples

Such is the cycle of Earthly Societies.

People in the US have always subjugated themselves to authority, just as they have everywhere. Your freedom has always been an illusion. Your job, your home, and everything you own can be taken away in and instant because we are trapped by debt and the fear of losing what we have. If anything, we are finally waking up to how easily we can be subjugated.

@@Automedon2 True freedom is freedom of thought, and that freedom cannot possibly be an illusion. When one realizes the above, and they understand it and why it is desirable, then that one, if they fully embrace it, will not have any fear and they will probably do all they can feasibly do, within the spectrum of the reasonable, in order to not go into debt and get out of it as fast as is reasonably possible if they are already under it. People have been waking up to how fragile humans are since humans were around, but those who went against the grain of their societies, especially, for the most part, when those societies were ruled by a single individual or group of individuals, were stifled in their attempts to spread the truth. If they were not nerfed by a direct operation against themselves, then the relegation of themselves would have come from a myriad of people so large and loud that a single individual could not force himself into their minds. There are times when the thinkers were heard and listened to, though, and we have, at least, a portion of their words to this day.

@@Automedon2 This video seems to get my point across nicely: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PBsA7S8jxfU.html

@@jeremiahmeade710 I am 65 now and thinking about it, I have been fearless for most of my life. I left home a week after my 17th birthday and traveled throughout the US, Canada and South America. There were many instances, looking back, when I should have been fearful, but I wasn't. Now, with possible 5-10 years left of life, even the slightest remnant of fear has completely left me. I live frugally, without debt. I own little in comparison to most Americans my age. I can honestly say I have lived exactly a I chose to my entire adult life. People have asked me why I have no fear of destitution in my old age, or illness or death and I have no answers - it's just the way I am. There are people who live under terrible dictatorships that are freer than people in the Western world, because it is a mindset that doesn't rely on the permission of others. if you let it oppress you, it will.

I like that you use the analogy of the red pill from the matrix. Because it's literally just that 👌🏻

Happy to see more comments from people like you, sir. Makes me smile to see more people aware of the truth of this world and how we're slaves to the system. Hope you have amazing years to come!

Being in the "out" group in High School probably did that for me. Peer pressure became irrelevant...

@@cdc3 I was an outcast as well but it was the internet that caused me to understand that there wasn't something wrong with me.

Truth, Champ! 👑

I double down on this statement

Like, exactly, but like, why would you say you love that aspect and stuff? haha, yes, I agree, nevermind that joke.

Wrong!!

You wouldn’t survive as a nonconformist beyond a certain point though, you can only go off about one or two things because it’s tiring to do it on every subject

Tis not a primitive nature, but, rather, tis relative to humans at all times until the end of time. It is unreason, a rebellion against God Himself. It is not primitive to rebel against God, it is natural to desire to do His will, and unreason came after. Innocence came before virginity was lost. Pride took it by unreason, or Love by reason. Pride turned a human into a whore. Humility turned a whore back into a human.

Until woken up. Wake up united corporate states of america

I'm sure by personal beliefs he means choosing the beliefs that you find valuable instead of what others find valuable.

@@DreamScorcher Thats right. Conformism means doing something just because someone else or many others are doing so. Whereas non-conformism means doing anything for your own sake, with you own free will and volition which coincidently may have some resemblance with what someone else or many others are doing, but its not the reason why it is being done by the individual.

There is nothing inherently wrong with being a conformist or being an individualist. No one should be judging the other for being either imo. It's just a preference. I personally am not going to push anyone to be an individualist. I will simply say how I live, and I will advise people to pick their own way of living that suits them. There is no right or wrong imo

Im a bit late to the party, but thats a very good question. We mostly form our beliefs based on what we have been taught and what we have seen, so its difficult to determine the difference. I would say that it takes a lot of analysis and contemplation in order to learn to think for yourself. You almost have to observe the world from a third person perspective in order to see what is truth and what is just belief because thats what society tells you.

Personal beliefs are ones that you choose to believe, not ones that are thrust upon you from social pressures.