Conformity Examples Mega-Thread

[Lyubov]

People who yap about seed oils being bad (their entire pov is based on a few Instagram reels they saw) 

Edited Wednesday at 09:46 AM by Lyubov

[Miguel1]

6 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

The non-aggression principle.

This!!!!!!

Some situations just need more aggression, and some people. Also, leaders, deeply passionate people, highly ambitious are more aggressive in nature. It’s a feature, not a bug.

[r0ckyreed]

Buying a Rolex or Omega Seamaster.

It is conformity because these luxury watches are “jewelry for men”. The watch does nothing but tell time and you are paying thousands of dollars for the same quality and functionality as a $200 watch. Also, Garmin watches have more functionality and health metrics they would actually be worth spending $1000 on.

[r0ckyreed]

I know I have no say in this, but we should propose a new rule for this thread to explain your reasoning on why something is deemed conformity.

If I just say “short shorts” that gives you nothing on why it is conformity. I could wear short shorts for non-conformist reasons “because it was the only pair of shorts that weren’t in the laundry.” Vs “I want to fit in with the female fashion industry.” Short shorts on men are somehow now deemed wrong but are acceptable for women to wear.

Maybe this new standard will helps us to keep this thread more organized.

Am I asking for conformity here??  
Oh, the irony! 😆

Edited Wednesday at 01:41 PM by r0ckyreed

[Miguel1]

@r0ckyreed I think you are going against conformity by suggesting this 

[Yimpa]

This fucking beaver 

 

[Yimpa]

@Yimpa https://buc-off.com/

[Extreme Z7]

Our current way of stating what year it is.

Because we have this silly standard of basing it relative to an event we're not even sure really happened.

As if Jesus gets crucified on the cross and people are suddenly like "Alright, we can start calling this year 0 A.D. and then start counting up instead of this silly B.C. business where we've been counting the years backwards this whole time.

Edited 22 hours ago by Extreme Z7

[Joseph Maynor]

21 hours ago, Miguel1 said:

This!!!!!!

Some situations just need more aggression, and some people. Also, leaders, deeply passionate people, highly ambitious are more aggressive in nature. It’s a feature, not a bug.

Why is this so great for you?

[Miguel1]

7 minutes ago, Joseph Maynor said:

Why is this so great for you?

Cuz I’ve gotten a lot of shit for my HEALTHY aggression

[vibv]

"Turn that frown upside down"

[Unlimited]

Watching the solar eclipse.

[AtmanIsBrahman]

On 8/12/2026 at 3:37 PM, r0ckyreed said:

The watch does nothing but tell time and you are paying thousands of dollars for the same quality and functionality as a $200 watch. Also, Garmin watches have more functionality and health metrics they would actually be worth spending $1000 on.

I agree with you generally, but what if you buy the watch because you want to appear high-status and wealthy, even though you don’t personally value it at all? Are you a conformist or a master social engineer?
Or is wanting to appear high-status itself conformity?

Even in this kind of example, it’s not so obvious that it’s conformity. Identifying conformity is a messy business.

[emptiness dancing]

20 hours ago, Extreme Z7 said:

Our current way of stating what year it is.

totally agree, i do think it has an enormous impact on our psyche because we are seeing it everyday. 

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communal superstitions ( not talking about superstition present in religion )

black cats, unlucky number 13, Chinese numerology  representing fortune 8888, 88, 44 representing death.

Even though you don't believe in any this, you must take this into consideration if you are living in a community that believes in this stuff

[emptiness dancing]

Age-related stuff ...

you're 10, you must be...

you're 20, you must be...

you're 50, you must be...

you're 70, you must be...

[Joseph Maynor]

6 minutes ago, emptiness dancing said:

Age-related stuff ...

you're 10, you must be...

you're 20, you must be...

you're 50, you must be...

you're 70, you must be...

Not really because this factors into direct experience.  A 20 year old does not know what it is like to be 30, etc.  

[emptiness dancing]

39 minutes ago, Joseph Maynor said:

Not really because this factors into direct experience.  A 20 year old does not know what it is like to be 30, etc.  

sorry, I don't catch what you're trying to say.


what i'm trying to say is... 
all the age-related convention and pressure that we are subjected to...
you 1, you should be walking by now.
you're 20, you should be in university by now.
what age should we should marry? (you're 24, you should be married by now) 
age of death... he's so young, he shouldn't have died... (reality dictates our age of death, not culture)
what age should be stop exercising? (dude, you 26, you too old to be doing this sport or that exercise, I've heard people say) 
what age should you be wealthy? ( dude, you're 30, you should have this amount of money, this house, this car)
you're 70, you should be a grandparent by now, you should stop working.
you're 110, why are you not dead?....

I do think age plays a great factor in not only our personal decision making, but government decision making, regarding medicines to give, 
if someone's 90, should we proceed with this expensive medical procedure? 

 

[Joseph Maynor]

2 minutes ago, emptiness dancing said:

sorry, I don't catch what you're trying to say.


what i'm trying to say is... 
all the age-related convention and pressure that we are subjected to...
you 1, you should be walking by now.
you're 20, you should be in university by now.
what age should we should marry? (you're 24, you should be married by now) 
age of death... he's so young, he shouldn't have died... (reality dictates our age of death, not culture)
what age should be stop exercising? (dude, you 26, you too old to be doing this sport or that exercise, I've heard people say) 
what age should you be wealthy? ( dude, you're 30, you should have this amount of money, this house, this car)
you're 70, you should be a grandparent by now, you should stop working.
you're 110, why are you not dead?....

I do think age plays a great factor in not only our personal decision making, but government decision making, regarding medicines to give, 
if someone's 90, should we proceed with this expensive medical procedure? 

 

Okay how old are you?  

[AtmanIsBrahman]

In a conversation, when someone mentions xyz and then the other person says “That’s crazy, I was just thinking about xyz” or “I have a friend who did xyz thing.”

It’s fake and just trying to appeal to the other person’s ego.

Edited 3 hours ago by AtmanIsBrahman

[Miguel1]

Taking things slow