Conformity Examples Mega-Thread

[Human Mint]

 

On 4/20/2026 at 1:20 AM, integration journey said:

Going to the toilet when getting the urge to pee or shit. 
fuck it, just do it right then and there. 

HAHA

[Davino]

Science

[Human Mint]

On 2/3/2026 at 7:42 AM, Basman said:

Traditional Japanese martial arts very conformist. Meditating and bowing at a portrait of the founder in a neat row or having to speak certain phrases in Japanese like "osu" whenever you receive instructions or bowing when you enter the dojo is cringey. The whole enterprise of Japanese martial is more about "building character" in the Japanese image than functional martial arts in my opinion. It's why I bounced off traditional martial arts in favor of more "western" stuff like kickboxing. Even when it comes to swordplay, HEMA is much more practically functional than Kendo.

They tend to be semi-mystical, especially Aikido. In aikido you are trained to not resist your partner when they practice their moves, so you get stuff where someone a bit more experience can "throw" their partner over their shoulder like a rag, but it's more like a choreographed dance because the one being thrown is not only not resisting but actively moving with the motion. A lot of traditional martial arts, especially aikido, are glorified dance schools. Kata is literally memorizing a dance.

Actual martial arts require strength. At least half of martial arts is just being strong, which traditional martial tend to sidestep in favor of largely unrealistic technical minutia and philosophy. All the instructors I've had in kickboxing have all been taller and stronger than average and in their physical prime.

The only conformity in martial arts is bowing to the founder every time you enter the dojo. The practice itself is not conformity. It can be practical for the soul.

But UFC at the White House, peak conformity. Like wtf?

Edited 1 hour ago by Human Mint

[Leo Gura]

19 minutes ago, Human Mint said:

The practice itself is not conformity.

Yes it is. Martial arts is a hive of conformity.

Study some of Ralston's work to appreciate that.

[Leo Gura]

20 minutes ago, Human Mint said:

But UFC at the White House, peak conformity. Like wtf?

We have entered the Idiocracy stage 

[coca]

@Leo Gura @Leo Gura Why use an MP3 over a smartphone?

What makes designer purses like Hermes and Louis Vuitton silly? I can see how Hermes has nothing special but I personally enjoy some Louis Vuitton bags/designs.

Also, what would you personally replace the eggplant emoji with?

[Leo Gura]

5 minutes ago, coca said:

@Leo Gura @Leo Gura Why use an MP3 over a smartphone?

What is the contradiction? Smartphone uses MP3s.

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What makes designer purses like Hermes and Louis Vuitton silly? I can see how Hermes has nothing special but I personally enjoy some Louis Vuitton bags/designs.

Their status value is totally overblown and fake. That purse should cost $200 tops.

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Also, what would you personally replace the eggplant emoji with?

Cucumber or mushroom makes way more sense.

Eggplant is some kind of sick joke.

Edited 1 hour ago by Leo Gura

[HiTech]

Aren't you "waiting in the field"? 

My previous retreat didn't quite feel like nut creme, cripple stages and all that. 

The fact that God has to solve puzzles to get here. They're not getting any easier neither. 

But I guess you wanna achieve the stage of not understanding whether to take pain onto yourself to protect "others" or not. I mean, that the truth is one slippery beast is an interesting theory. 

But I guess that's what the world is left with. Painful and rather dark insights. 

I like that all insights are getting yin & yang-like, like a trickster. Well, truth seeking ain't for me no more. My previous retreat was a humongosly close call. Ever felt them viechles running around inside your head? Pure cotton candy for mind, body and soul. 

 

You see, by infinity - all "falsehood" has to be understood. I guess God once asked itself: "Is it possible to wake up with someone through technology?". 

Truth seeking journey, straight to the hospital. Ever thought a human being could experience spirituality raising out from the smartphone? Because what's the real distinction between technology and mind? The singular point which has to get enlarged before we enter? I've already seen that one. 

I kinda understand now why people can believe that authority can mind control birds. I took those ideas onto myself. Do I win anything here?

Blowing out the mind into an illusion is not an easy task. And... Why is there even inner engineering to begin with? We don't wanna speedrun reality, especially not for free. 

Ever felt the need using your mind to program "we/you/they/them and I" with your last resorts? 

Well, no biggie. Just gonna have to play the cards given. Hope ya'll are doing fine! ✌️

 

Edited 25 minutes ago by HiTech

[SageMind]

Forcing yourself to like some song or album only because it’s by your favorite artist. 

[coca]

@Leo Gura @Leo Gura I remember you mentioning something along the lines of a standalone MP3 player, a device seperate from smartphone. 

I agree that the status value is overblown, however I think its important for humans to have kind of flashy “trophy” to show off their success/achievement, this is similar to the notion you mentioned about how having an Olympic gold medal is kinda pointless if u dont have anyone to show off to. 

There are plenty of brands that sell quality bags for $200 however it dosen’t satisfy the “status value” craving when the majority of people can easily afford it. I don’t think all artificial limitations are inherently negative.

I think the mushroom didn’t make the cut for mainstream dick emoji because of the crazy proportions, the cucumber emoji is chopped up so Im sure we can agree why that one didn’t make the cut 

[Leo Gura]

5 minutes ago, coca said:

because of the crazy proportions

Are you fucking serious?

Eggplant!

[coca]

@Leo Gura The proportions are pretty symmetrical in the emoji, especially when all objects are the same size including planes and cars.

[Yimpa]

5 minutes ago, coca said:

I think the mushroom didn’t make the cut

What about this mushroom, how does this one look?