Conformity Examples Mega-Thread

[aurum]

Never forget the rules:

 

[Nemra]

The Converse shoes.

[Husseinisdoingfine]

Just now, Nemra said:

The Converse shoe.

Yes, this. One-hundred percent a thousand times this.

[CARDOZZO]

Asking advice is conformity. 

[UnbornTao]

On 12/6/2025 at 7:03 PM, ArcticGong said:

Most types of conformity that supports survival is worth maintaining like using cutlery, hygiene. 

That seems to be the case, yes - at least when it comes to basic physical needs. Still, isn't the point of conformity to make survival easier, in a sense? Going to parties can be seen as a form of conformity, and it does support survival.

The bigger question is: Is there anything we do that doesn't ultimately serve that purpose? I find it hard to answer that with a 'yes'.

[Nemra]

32 minutes ago, Terell Kirby said:

Hoop earrings on Caucasian women.

@Terell Kirby, you mean white or from the Caucasus?

I haven't noticed that in the Caucasus.

Edited 6 hours ago by Nemra

[Nemra]

@UnbornTao, comfortable and conformity are different things.

 

[OBEler]

Holding a speech in public without looking weird  is already pure conformity? But Leo said it's not baked into the activity.  I need to orient myself to the public but I can do that in a conscious way. If I see through the conformity I am not trapped in Conformity.

[Miguel1]

This episode got me to realize that I have always hated conforming.

Ever since a kid, and especially teen, I always heavily avoided going to places where I had to conform, like family gatherings (in Asian culture, family gathering is with all the aunts, uncles and cousins too).

The more conformity was involved, the more repulsed I felt by it. I never knew what it was intellectually but intuitively I always felt it.

I teared up once or twice for being able to finally understand what I went through in my youth, while listening to the episode.

Edited 5 hours ago by Miguel1

[Terell Kirby]

Mannequin challenge back in 2016:

 

[UnbornTao]

4 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

NO!

That is an internal need. Internal needs are not conformity.

Being horny and hungry is not confirmity. You generate that.

Is it really a need, though? Of course not. It's emotional dependence, a social nicety - one possibly rooted in a sense of worthlessness. The difference is that without food, you'll eventually die.

You conform to yourself. Everyone does. And everyone takes themselves to be the center of the universe.

[Leo Gura]

25 minutes ago, UnbornTao said:

rooted in a sense of worthlessness

It doesn't matter as long as that sense is generated by you and not coming from others.

You can want to be special for your own personal reasons. Whether those reasons are healthy or unhealthy is irrelevant. You can be non-conformistly dysfunctional.

Edited 4 hours ago by Leo Gura

[UnbornTao]

1 hour ago, Nemra said:

@UnbornTao, comfortable and conformity are different things.

At the very least, they overlap. In any case, both serve the same purpose, albeit in different ways.

How much of one's search for comfort is based on conformity? Do you eat a particular snack when you're bored? Do you turn on the TV to check the news? Do you wear clothes purely for practical reasons, or do you avoid wearing certain items altogether? Where's the line between conformity and comfort?

[UnbornTao]

4 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

It doesn't matter as long as that sense is generated by you and not coming from others.

Who else would generate it? Your preference for X thing is ultimately generated by you as well - along with many other things that could be considered conformity.

Edited 4 hours ago by UnbornTao

[Leo Gura]

7 minutes ago, UnbornTao said:

Who else would generate it?

The social domain.

You are being too nondual here.

It's like I'm telling you a dog bit me, and you are saying, "No Leo, you bit yourself." Okay.

Edited 4 hours ago by Leo Gura

[Thought Art]

The madness of ishowspeeds fans is conformity I think. 

Edited 4 hours ago by Thought Art

[cle103]

Came up with these more personal examples after doing some thinking: 

• Wearing black at metal shows (fashion in general)
• Berlin club culture (Berghain, …) 
• Painting on a rectangular canvas as an artist (correctly primed wood can be better in many ways) 
• Startup/founder culture, calling yourself a visionary 
• Veganism 
• Yoga pants
• Cold showers, ice baths 
• Waking up at 4am 
• Drinking and smoking weed as a teenager 
• Being anti "woke mind virus"
• Using fancy language or "in" terms
• (Not) getting vaccinated 
• Being part of a political party 
• Austin comedy scene, Joe Rogan culture (any culture really) 
• Following some YouTube bodybuilders advice on working out 
• Supplements
• Biohacking 
• Getting by and "doing your job" at work
• Productivity hacks like listening to an audiobook at 2x whilst going for a run 
• Believing in science and studies
• Being rational 
• Women having long hair
• Following any lifestyle postulated by an "expert" of any sort 

Edited 3 hours ago by cle103

[Terell Kirby]

21 minutes ago, cle103 said:

Using fancy language or "in" terms

Rizz - good example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rizz

[Leo Gura]

Fo shizzle

[Raze]