Yesterday I wore red
Usually i'm not a guy easily noticed because of my clothes. I'm probably a regular guy who is just a bit taller than most of people. Few days ago I've decided to buy a red shirt and go out in it. It was some kind of experiment on physical appearance.
And it was extremely fun doing that. I've realised that 99% of people are tending to fit in some social groups and they are paying the fitting with the way they appear. Everyone wears black or brown things. Everyone looks the same.
It is so ridiculous that society imposed the way people will live and even more ridiculous is that they are unaware of that.
Is it cool to go in an "ultra-cool" night club looking like everyone else and think you're cool and you have your own style? I don't think so. People lost courage to be different from others if they ever had that kind of courage. And if they decide to be alternative to mainstream culture they become rocker looking guys, or rave party dudes, or copies of David Beckham. Running from one imposed uniformed group they enter in another one. Who is brave enough to be totally different, not belong to any group and do everything oposite?
Genius or a fool?
I was inspired to this small experiment by two books of Malcolm Gladwell.
The Tipping point and Blink. First is about epidemics in society and the second one is about decisions we make in blink of eye. I recomend these two books to all of you.
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