Is it normal to think there is no actual normal?

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Who decides whats normal or not? You? Me? Everybody? Society? Society has establish all these rules and things that everybody should follow. Whats right whats wrong, they all have been established by society. Society controls everything in the world. They tell you when to eat, when to sleep,when to have sex, when to get married, what sex you should date, how many partners you should have, how you should look,what to wear, what to buy.... At the end society is even more powerful than the governor, president, king or any queen in this world. They control you & me & the World. They have established their rules and we all follow them even if we dont want to, unconsiously we do it.If there were no society there would'nt be an "is it normal to..." because each one would be able to decide wether what their doing, thinking,eating, wearing,etc is alright. I felt like writting this, what do you think?

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  • slendersail
    13 years ago

    HURRAH! A pertinent question, finally.

    But no, society doesn't control you. You do that to yourself, unconsciously. You know those films where a character is a robot, for example, but then breaks free of its conditioning? People are like that, we go through this process. What is "normal" is "of the norm", meaning that it is simply the way in which we perceive the majority acting. This doesn't mean it is "better", and this is the realization that each of us makes as we need to stand on our own two feet and follow our own path.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      13 years ago

      lol thanks! I never thought somebody else thought the same as me.

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  • sunoy14
    13 years ago

    same feelings here. i hate society rules. i dont like to follow it. but sadly in the end we have to adjust in certain areas.
    but you know what? every great leader. obama, hitler, abraham lincoln, einstein, you name it. every one was weird.
    society are common people. followers. but we can bring a difference.
    one thing is for sure. genuises are always weird. you could be a genius. so that you think differently. relax, take time and find out. who knows.
    good luck

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      13 years ago

      I feel te same as you

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  • dappled
    13 years ago

    I agree with you. But even though you and I feel this way, we are part of society too and the things we do add to society in general. I try to do the right thing but who is to say I am right and society is wrong? Even more pertinent, can anything ever be right or wrong? They are opinions as opposed to fact. I wish more people would start sentences with "It is my opinion that..." as opposed to stating something as fact. But then, I'm as guilty of that as anyone. Actually, I take that back. It is my opinion... that I'm as guilty of that as anyone.

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  • Anonymous Post Author
    13 years ago

    I was just having some thoughts and came across this question in my head. Thanks to all of you who commented.

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  • SandsOfTheMind
    13 years ago

    Yes and no. Normal can't actually be measured.

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  • [Old Memory]
    13 years ago

    Society is what?A group of people.Some of those people have the power to influence and shape public opinions more than others.And it is those people who dictated and still dictate what's normal and what's not normal.
    Society isn't an entity in itself.The people forming it are.Who are those people?
    I haven't got the slightest idea.
    Most people see you,or me,or him,as abnormal just because someone told them to.Taught them to.Who likes telling people what to think about others?I don't mean to burst your bubble,but if there wasn't such a thing as a big society,there would be many smaller societies each one with it's internal rules and laws.And the individual belonging to the group X would still think what the one in the group Y does and thinks is abnormal.And the other way around.

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  • unmarkedbeauty
    13 years ago

    There is a large amount of people who believe we as a society cooperate better if we behave like this. Nobody made society except our human nature. For those who like to foreplay with the boundaries, society fucks them hard and you find yourself "outcasted". So there are different groups you can join if you don't like mingling with the general public, lets not stereotype here.

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  • xino00
    13 years ago

    I made a question similar to this and no...there isn't any normal!

    Things only become normal to people if majority of people do them.

    I don't think nothing is normal, it's all part of a habit, what ever habit you do becomes normal for you.

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