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Society's Rules Are Probably Good for You (If You Don't Think for Yourself)
5 months ago
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I've always looked at myself as a bit of a rebel.
I never broke enough rules to get kicked out of work or school. But I stayed close enough to the edge that I was still cool with the cool kids. (I think.)
(Which reminds me, the Number 1 way to be cool, is to not worry about being cool. If you worry about being cool, you're not cool.)
But anyway, back to breaking rules. I don't know about you, but I hate it when people tell me I "should" do something. It brings out the rebel in me. Yet, society is full of rules that we're expected to follow. Or at the very least, we're pressured to.
Depending on the people you grew up with, you were taught certain rules as well. You might have been told there's a "right" path in life that you should follow. But are all those rules really good for you?
The Traditional Rules
These are the rules they said I needed to obey. This is the path that society wanted me to take. Does it look familiar to you?
Go to school. Focus on academic studies. (Play sports if you want, but hell no — you're not becoming a pro athlete.) Go to university. Preferably study law, medicine or engineering. On a scholarship if possible, but if not — loans are available. Focus on getting good grades. Get a job with a multinational corporation. Be loyal, work hard and climb the corporate ladder. Buy a car and a house. (And another house for investment.) Get married and have kids. Put your kids through school and college. Save enough money and then retire, after 40 years with the same company.
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"Do you think we'll enjoy working for the next 40 years of our lives?"
Why Have Rules?
But where did all these rules come from and who decided they were best? Most of us would be tempted to say "our parents," but it's not just your parents or my parents saying the same thing. It's the majority of the parents, the majority of the teachers, and the majority of your aunts and uncles. Sounds like a conspiracy eh?
