future-thoughts

Mood: Thursday is but a puppy!
Listening to: Smashing Pumpkins try try try

It's been well reported that people succumb to peer pressure. We see it every day, in the most uninteresting ways.

It keeps order in our lives and lets us interact in a logical way.  We queu for an ATM, we stand in line at the supermarket.  That's all well and good.  We say yes please, thank you, good bye, agree with the group to complete a task.

There is a time and place for everything.  100% agreed.

It does scare me that people internalise peer pressure, or cultural norms to the point where they become afraid of their own thoughts.  They are your thoughts, as private as it can get.  But people seem afraid to think outside the box, outside their norms.

It is sad because innovation needs this kind of thought.  Racialism, stereotyping and the abuse that goes hand in had with such things stem from this irrational fear of going against the tide.

Monkey see?