People are born into societies. Each society will have a dominant culture that would be embraced without a second thought. Now this might be necessary for the preservation of culture and for the social group self-esteem. This might be one of the things that make life colourful as it ensures that different cultures co-exist and thrive. But oftentimes there are individuals who would not be very comfortable in the culture they are born into. They might have different tastes and likes. This is implicitly looked down upon by large sections of society. Such individuals are shamed and many take it as their righteous duty to do this shaming. The reasoning is generally that the individual in question owes a lot to what culture he was raised in and that it is their legacy to embrace it. Thus there is a pressure to conform to it. Individualism does not get the freedom it deserves. A developed society should should strive to grow out of the aforementioned characteristics.
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