Non-Conformity...

Khaos wrote:

Brenna wrote: I am regularly reminded by a rather clever person that I know, that it takes far more genius to operate creatively and uniquely within a defined framework than it does to throw out all the rules and do as you please.


I personally see value in being comfortable with both. There' a certain fluidity and freedom to it.

Well, it worked for Palpatine :evil:

Sure. But he wasnt an evil emperor because of his ability to work within the system.

Brenna wrote:

Khaos wrote:

Brenna wrote: I am regularly reminded by a rather clever person that I know, that it takes far more genius to operate creatively and uniquely within a defined framework than it does to throw out all the rules and do as you please.


I personally see value in being comfortable with both. There' a certain fluidity and freedom to it.

Well, it worked for Palpatine :evil:

Sure. But he wasnt an evil emperor because of his ability to work within the system.

What made him evil then? Defending the empire against terrorists? Trying to rehabilitate a terrorist instead of killing him right away?

Goken wrote:

Senan wrote:

Goken wrote: Not conforming just to not conform is the same as conforming as far as I'm concerned.

I think you just accurately defined "Hipster"

Isn't it great how they all don't conform in the exact same way? lol

I'm still not sure whether conformist attempts at expressing individuality are very funny or very sad. I certainly wish they'd stop littering the planet with their iphones...

Brenna wrote:

Khaos wrote:

Brenna wrote: .

Well, it worked for Palpatine :evil:

Sure. But he wasnt an evil emperor because of his ability to work within the system.

Wasn't that fiction?

No, corrupt people in politics manipulate things all the time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_flag

Brenna wrote:

Khaos wrote:

Brenna wrote: I am regularly reminded by a rather clever person that I know, that it takes far more genius to operate creatively and uniquely within a defined framework than it does to throw out all the rules and do as you please.


I personally see value in being comfortable with both. There' a certain fluidity and freedom to it.

Well, it worked for Palpatine :evil:

Sure. But he wasnt an evil emperor because of his ability to work within the system.

You find this distinction important somehow?

There are always things that don’t completely make sense to me…
I have been watching this conversation for a while (since it started) and as I would have expected, it seems that everyone is a non-conformist and special in their own way.

Normal
conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.

Common
1.
occurring, found, or done often; prevalent.
synonyms:
usual, ordinary, familiar, regular, frequent, recurrent, everyday;

It seems to me that if everyone is a non-conformist, then that is the most common and is the ‘norm.’
And I wonder if the people that are accused of being normal or conformist would agree or believe they are special too? :dry: This all kind of sounds like another celebration of mediocrity to me. :pinch:

Congratulations to everyone that has successfully conformed to being a non-conformist. :woohoo:

Rebels rule!

Khaos wrote: No, corrupt people in politics manipulate things all the time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_flag

He's still fiction?

As much as Jedi are, but people still made a religion out of it....

Wescli Wardest wrote: There are always things that don’t completely make sense to me…
I have been watching this conversation for a while (since it started) and as I would have expected, it seems that everyone is a non-conformist and special in their own way.

Normal
conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.

Common
1.
occurring, found, or done often; prevalent.
synonyms:
usual, ordinary, familiar, regular, frequent, recurrent, everyday;

It seems to me that if everyone is a non-conformist, then that is the most common and is the ‘norm.’
And I wonder if the people that are accused of being normal or conformist would agree or believe they are special too? :dry: This all kind of sounds like another celebration of mediocrity to me. :pinch:

Congratulations to everyone that has successfully conformed to being a non-conformist. :woohoo:

Rebels rule!

Lol...all the non conformists found their way to totjo....we're a collective of non conformity... :lol:

Khaos wrote: As much as Jedi are, but people still made a religion out of it....

Right, but people are alive and real they have the challenge/choice/blend of conformity or non. Palpatine is shaped by the writer to be what ever he, the writer, wants him to be.