There Are No True Rebels (2016)

nautil.us

22 points·dnetesn··6 comments

From the day of your birth, your behaviour and understanding of the world are influenced by the surrounding society and the environment. Your mind is a product of the whole environment around you. Being a true rebel is an intellectual challenge in thoroughly analysing the dynamics of that surrounding environment and questioning its norms and values. That wouldn't enable you to get fully "disconnected" from the environment, but gives you a more introspective look which leads you towards decisions and actions which can influence the environment.

The author uses a silly definition of rebel, which nobody realistically uses (precisely because there are no thus-defined "rebels"). As a result, the article is rather inconsequential.

Yes, by their definition the person stranded on an island for life is the only rebel. Even then, I could see the author arguing that a habit is really just a form of conformance to the person who did the same thing yesterday (even though it was the same person).

Also, there are good reasons to park next to the first car in the lot. One side of car is "protected" for at least a time and the first person probably parked close to the entrance/exit. Although if the first car is very beat up, I'll avoid it out of the guess that if they don't care about their own car, they probably care even less about hitting mine while getting in.

The article is mostly about influence and the importance to surround yourself with people you want to learn from.

When you start rebeling, it might be a signal that it is time to find a new environment to strive in.

intervier and interviewee aren't speaking the same language

Interviewee just want to say you have been influenced, not interested in defining what a rebel is

Or "influence", for that matter.

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