The quest for REAL individualism (isn't as hard as you might think)

[Drake Tungsten]

Not doing all the things that people do to be accepted by their peers does not make you an individualist. It makes you a nerd.

You just expressed my point of view more effectively in two sentences than I managed in several Berzerker-length posts.

[Rogan Josh]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten
You just expressed my point of view more effectively in two sentences than I managed in several Berzerker-length posts.

Don't worry, I am just more of a nerd than you.

It is time I revealed my true identity to this board....

*removes glasses and tears off his clothes to reveal his colourful one peice undergarments*

*puts glasses back on*

I am UBERNERD!!

(We really need a supermilie here)

[orange]

For the record, there's nothing wrong with most LiveJournals. The ones where people just ***** piss me off, though.

I agree. I've got no problems with them for legitimate use...but a lot of people use them just to ***** for attention, though. Or ***** about someone when they know that person is going to read it. Grow a spine and tell them to their face!

Ummmm no! I remember this as being the only time I've directly responded to you, in fact.

In this thread, yeah...but the last few times I can remember you responding to me, it's been kinda smirkish...especially for a guy who doesn't post here much anyway.

I have no idea where this is coming from. Where I'm coming from is I am reading some tangential ramblings that provide no real insight and are rather hypocritical in their methods. I was annoyed. I'm getting a bit tired of pseudo-intellectualism, especially when it's used to elevate the speaker above others.

Pseudo-intellectualism? I'm making no such claim.

But other than that, I have no problems with you.

Ok.

Drake

Besides, isn't it rational to want to fit into a crowd, have friends and get laid as opposed to being a pissed off loner *****ing about cell phones? Individualism isn't always the rational choice.

It's 'rational', but is it worth it? I say, no. I'd rather be who I am than change who I am to get friends, get laid, or be in a crowd. Besides, I'm an individual and I get those things already. I don't have to change my appearance or opinions in order to fit a category. Why should anyone else?

'Loner'? Where on earth do you get that idea? Just because I'm anti-hive mentality I'm a Loner?

Not doing all the things that people do to be accepted by their peers does not make you an individualist. It makes you a nerd.

I'd rather be a nerd if that's who I am. And I don't purposely not follow trends, I just don't do things on the sole purpose of fitting in with my group or being non-confrontational as far as views/look/tastes/etc.

[Imran Siddiqui]

However you look at it, by not conforming or by conforming you have been catagorized... So, why not just be yourself and identify yourself based on your present situation?

Just be yourself and don't conform simply because 'everyone is doing it'.

I'm suggesting that there's a happy medium between conformity and individualism.

By conforming in some aspects and not in others? Where is this happy medium? You say you must decide when to conform or not to. So you believe that sometimes individualism is more important than conformity. Why do you believe it is in those circumstances?

What about that discussion about how Superman can knock Lois Lane up? Or those debates about which superheroes would win in a fight? I can't help but think that all the time and effort devoted to those rational debates might be better spent putting on a pair of khakis, heading to a club and losing one's virginity.

I don't like clubs, have already lost my viriginity and don't feel like I have to engage in casual sex simply because everyone says I should. I'd rather discuss which superhero could win in a fight, because I'd have more fun doing so .

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
I'd rather discuss which superhero could win in a fight, because I'd have more fun doing so .

Batman could kick Superman's arse.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Only if he has some Kryptonite, DD. Otherwise, I doubt it .

[Japher]

Yeah, Superman is pretty hard to beat.

What about Batman vs. The Punisher? Now that would be a true DC vs. Marvel show down.

[orange]

Just be yourself and don't conform simply because 'everyone is doing it'.

Imran gets it. This is my point in a sentence.

[orange]

Batman would destroy the Punisher

[Drake Tungsten]

'Loner'? Where on earth do you get that idea? Just because I'm anti-hive mentality I'm a Loner?

I wasn't talking about you, per se. It was around three in the morning when I posted that and I was pretty much just making characters up at that point based loosely around your original post.

[Sava]

With an infinite universe, it's highly possible that there are exact genetic replicas of us walking around doing the same thing.

[orange]

I wasn't talking about you, per se. It was around three in the morning when I posted that and I was pretty much just making characters up at that point based loosely around your original post.

ok...