On 31 May, 01:05, kdephil <[email protected]> wrote: > I want to start off saying I am new here at minds eye. I don't have a > title nor do i desire one, > (philosopher ,student, wannabe) it all doesn't matter. > > I remember when I was younger I wanted to fit in with the kids at > school. > I tried the baggy pants and and using curse words like everyone else > was doing at middle school, > but it never stick (I was socially retarded for that sort of thing). > Now that i have gotten wiser I think this > things were foolish now. >
It's better to be yourself. Really, who else CAN you be? Fitting in is a tricky thing because, if you rebel, then you 'fit in' with the rebels; i.e., you conform to the non-conformists. Peer pressure can be a tough thing to get through although I never went so far as to claim I'd lost my virginity when I hadn't. It happened soon enough. > so my questions are: > 1) The way that society(except the family) programs a human, is it a > type of brain washing ? > Well, as others here have stated, there's a certain amount of 'learning' that's done at school that isn't exactly a part of the curriculum. It's picked up by associating with peers. Whether or not we succomb to that style of learning is down to our own personal strengths/weaknesses. Sometimes, it's just easier to watch it work on others. ;-) > ex. Mostly in the U.S some woman will try and get a boob job and > thinks its ok, while most woman from east > Asia will think the idea is disgusting. > Yes, culture would have a huge impact on decisions like this but, ultimately, the decision is a personal one...for better or for worse. > (sorry for any grammar errors)
