As human beings, we’re constantly trying to find a balance between individuality and conformity. At first glance, it seems pretty easy: If forced to choose one over the other, most of us would instinctively opt for individuality. Conformity is seen as a deadly trap inhabited by mindless drones (just think of the negative images of conformity in history and popular culture, from the failures of communism to Star Trek’s Borg Collective).
But is conformity really all that bad? Or for that matter, is individuality all that great? The fact is that you can’t have individuality without conformity. And sometimes it’s hard to tell where one ends and the other begins.
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