Conformity doesn't make you an idiot directly, it's just a sign of misplaced faith in authority. There is a line and I know the line has vanished here for "us types", but most people are biologically wired to be agreeable, which basically means "Do what I am told". Society wouldn't work if everyone was autistic. Even if autism these days means "I can read what is put in front of me and comprehend that it is bullshit".
Conformity doesn't make you an idiot directly, it's just a sign of misplaced faith in authority. There is a line and I know the line has vanished here for "us types", but most people are biologically wired to be agreeable, which basically means "Do what I am told". Society wouldn't work if everyone was autistic. Even if autism these days means "I can read what is put in front of me and comprehend that it is bullshit".
I have experienced the same thing. People who I thought were intelligent and wise beyond their years have revealed how normal they are.
I call them sheeple.