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Originally Posted by Weiser Wonder
Yeah and if that's it, I don't think it's right to say whether that was good for him or not. A lot of people feel confined by ordinary society and chose another path and I think that's cool. Even if they tend to be slightly anti-science and mystical in their thinking, which not all of them are.
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I agree, I was just stating that that appears to be what Thor is implying. I personally hate the way our society is, where if you're not dressed a certain way and stick to a certain routine (decent job, wear a suit, have a family etc) you're seen as "weird" and "not normal".
Not that I persoanlly go out of my way to not fit in, but it still bugs me when people who go against the grain are seen as "sad" and "unfit" automatically.
Now don't get me wrong, there are a lot of people who have rejected the perceived notion of how you should fit into society, who are mentally unstable, or just not doing very well. But that is also true of "normal" people as well.
It's just easier for people to point and laugh at the guy with a long beard and goofy clothes, than it is to laugh at the family man, with a suit on, who has issues.
Our society's weird that way, where you can have any number of problems, be the weirdest mother****er on earth, and maybe even be a bit mentally unstable. But as long as you put on a suit and hold down a job, and have a wife and kids, society views you as a "normal" person, so long as your problems aren't seen in public.
But as soon as someone steps out into public in a way that goes against our views of "normal people" the whole world turns on that person instantly. "Ohh, look at the loser, look how he's dressed, what an unstable nutcase!!!!"