Why do people follow the crowd and cannot just be themselves
By Nnaemeka
@mydanods (6514)
Nigeria
March 3, 2018 11:07pm CST
I like to be original. My individuality is what I treasure. Sometimes when someone likes a page on FaceBook, you see everyone goes ahead and wants to like it. They don’t know what it is talking about. When a girl buys a makeup, all of her friends go ahead and buys it; they just don’t want to know if it would be good on them as it was on the other girl. I wonder. Why do people follow the bandwagon? Why don’t they just be themselves?
I noticed that many companies pay huge sums of money to artists and musicians to use their products and show it in an ad or in their facebook page that has lots of followers.
I like to identify myself with myself. I cannot buy a product because I saw it on TV. I ask questions first, even if the recommendation comes from my friends. The crowd sometimes might be right, but I don’t follow the crowd.
Have you found yourself following the crowd even on mylot?
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7 responses
@Courtlynn (67002)
• United States
4 Mar 18
Im the same as Judy. I've never been a follower.
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@mydanods (6514)
• Nigeria
4 Mar 18
@Courtlynn Why do you want to disagree? Interested in your answer.
@Courtlynn (67002)
• United States
4 Mar 18
@mydanods eh, would have to disagree but no biggie
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@sprite1950 (30462)
• Corsham, England
4 Mar 18
I think copying is quite common when we are young. As people grow up most of us want to be different. I had a best friend when I was a teenager and we always wore similar stuff but as time went on we became individuals and chose different things.
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@sprite1950 (30462)
• Corsham, England
4 Mar 18
@mydanods Yes peer pressure has a lot to do with it when we are young
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@ridingbet (66861)
• Philippines
4 Mar 18
i usually don't follow a crowd. even in this site. i don't make discussions about some songs, meals, or whatnot. whatever comes in my mind, i make a discussion out of it.
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@mydanods (6514)
• Nigeria
4 Mar 18
That is what is called being unique @ridingbet
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