01 Jan '22 10:50>
@avalanchethecat saidThe herd isn't a good signpost; it will go after anyone who stands out from them. This doesn't mean that they are standing out is for good or bad reasons, but keeping in line is a real thing; it also isn't necessarily a good thing either as the old saying goes, if everyone is walking off the cliff are you going to join them? Looking at the crowd for acceptance isn't even weighing what is good or bad by any standard; it is more of self-preservation than anything else. What is true or false is not always found within us; most of the truths we look for in the world are what is going on, not by opinion but by reality. We can assert what we think, what is good and bad if it is by the crowd we are hanging around with, well bad company can corrupt good morals, but that assumes there are good morals, and corruption is ruining something by some standard.
I did yes.