DO you believe that most of the rebellious people are not as "individual" as they think themselves to be?

Question

because a rebel is person who does the opposite of what everyone else is doing.

lets say everyone is drinking coke. so the rebel is going to be like "im gonna drink sprite".

but then everyone else switches to sprite so the rebel goes "ok now im gonna drink coke"

its still the "sheep" thing...!

do you agree?

Answer 1

There is a subtle but critical difference between being a nonconformist and being an anticomformist.
A true nonconformist acts entirely independently, neither following the herd nor consciously avoiding it, and making choices entirely on the basis of what he/she considers to have merit.
An anticonformist intentionally rejects what others are doing, regardless of the merits, and is thus allowing his/her choices to be determined by others just as much as any conformist does. As you so aptly described it, "it's still the 'sheep' thing!"

Answer 2

The rebel is always trying to be different then the others but in the end the rebel and the other s are all the exact same as one another as they both will have ended up drinking both Coca Cola and Sprite. So yes I honestly agree with you. And I'm not doing it for a best answer either. I agree with you because you speak with reason, logic, and common sense as well as intelligence which is something that I appreciate.

Answer 3

There's a whole category of words that some conservative evangelical groups use to separate themselves from other Christians. They are the Bible-believing, Spirit-filled, real Christians who worship God in Spirit and in truth and have a personal relationship with Jesus as their Lord and Savior. Those other people are Sunday Christians, liberals in dead churches with candles and stained glass windows who belong to denominations and have religion instead of relationship. "Those other people" are usually Catholics, yes, as well as the older Protestant denominations (Lutherans, Episcopalians, Presbyterians, Methodists). It may also include whatever rival sect the pastor is fulminating against at the moment (five-point Calvinists, hyper-Pentecostals, cessationists) and it would include the Orthodox if they ever thought about them. The sad thing is, this thinking is embedded in the culture, and many otherwise non-judgmental people think in these categories because they're taught to, or just use this kind of language without considering its implications. They don't realize how incredibly divisive this language is when used against fellow Christians.

Answer 4

If you pick and choose when to rebel against the mainstream, then I think you're being independent minded. If, however, as a general rule you rebel against everything, then yes, you are simply reacting to outside influences, instead of acting independently.

In truth, we all are influenced by the people around us and our experiences, so we're never 100% independent of outside influences. It's good that way, though, because you do want to stay connected to what other people want, but you shouldn't do it at the expense of completely giving up your own identity. There's some balance that needs to be striked between maintaining healthy interactions with others and having a healthy level of respect for yourself.

Answer 5

A true rebel wouldn't care about what other people think, and so wouldn't broadcast it. I can sense the conformity in anything. And these so-called "rebels" are conforming to the opposite.

Answer 6

I think they just enjoy the attention, when they get out into the real world they will conform like everyone always does.

Answer 7

I agree -- they are still being influenced by others, rather than being truly independent.

Answer 8

agree....he is still reacting to society
true independence comes when someone does what they like regardless of their surroundings

Answer 9

I agree.