Conformity
In everything I saw and see, in every new angle and dilemma I stumble upon, in the small and large interactions I have with things I control and with those I don't, I see conformity.
It's as if every semantic construction were a physical piece and whenever I come across something like that I tear the whole construction into pieces and start reassembling, gluing each piece with my own judgments, finally creating a new piece, a concept. I believe we all do this in our minds: some will reassemble the exact piece they destroyed, others will create new ones, and many more won't even bother to destroy or reassemble.
You might not bother because it most likely isn't worth it, and that's legitimate. I need to focus on what matters and on what I control or influence. However, when one of these pieces refers to something that is part of my existence and interaction as a living man, letting it go is conformity. Worse than letting it go is creating a concept of excuses to absolve myself from how I now know things should work — not for others, for myself. Conformity.
I don't want to give examples here that would date this thought or make it miss the point. I won't turn this into a piece full of disposable parts. Think that conformity will always be present like a glue in the form of collectivism, inaction, subservience, authoritarianism born of fear.
Be wary of supposed general well‑being, society, the hypothetical benefit or punishment of third parties, "ifs" — hypotheses and opinions happen daily and are different from facts. Facts matter and conformity is the best defense against facts you don't want to accept; that is not good.
The fact is I am not free, like most of the planet is not. I was granted permission not to be disturbed or punished as long as I don't overstep what someone wrote on a piece of paper. I keep going with the flow, but I am awake and working on a way out. I would be a conformist if I did nothing or if I stopped thinking about it, if I forgot — but that's something you can't forget. However, there are many other things to which I do apply conformity: food consumption, my education, health, and property.
All these things are on the path of someone who wants sovereignty, so why are they different? Why can't I give attention to these matters properly without first fully understanding how the system works and without first ensuring that my money (work × time) is indeed mine. As long as I don't spend less than I receive, as long as I don't have all that money under my sole and exclusive control, everything else won't make a difference. Little by little I take one of these pieces and clean the conformity away, creating a concept I can apply in my life. Meanwhile, conformity remains ingrained.
I can be glad to recognize and see that disgusting glue on them; I'll know how to remove it when needed.
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