There's a difference between a disregard for public opinion and ignorance of it. It is acceptable and indeed positive to act contrarily or at least differently from the accepted "norm." This is the catalyst for social change, reform, or just amusement, and is done with full knowledge that you're doing something abnormal. People of status can make powerful statements by stepping outside of the box because it makes people think. Indeed many people of status got there because they didn't care what everybody else thought. But when the same act is done out of ignorance of what is normal rather than the ability to transcend it, then it's just wrong. The primary difference is that the people who act strangely knowingly don't have to be strange; they can function normally when called upon, and can adapt their behavior to suit the accepted etiquette of a given circumstance. Those who are ignorant cannot because they just don't know what is normal or how to do it, despite the fact that they see the rest of us do it all the time. They often can't learn from social mistakes, or read other people's behavior towards them or each other and take their cue from that, as normal children do when they are learning how they are supposed to behave. Most significantly, though, is that they are not aware that their behavior isn't normal. This inability to function normally or adapt to various social situations is a halmark of mental illness and lack of proper socialization and upbringing. Children in any society are taught that society's accepted range of normal behaviors, and to reach a certain age and maintain the inability to stay within or even comprehend said normality should tell you that that person is not right. Simply put, it is impossible to reach this age and not know how to act unless there's something seriously wrong with you.
And yes, this is about you, and yes, I am calling you out. So start proving me wrong or you're getting cut off. Of course because this is about you, and what I've said about ignorance does apply to you, you're obviously not going to figure out this is about you. So you're just getting cut off. No discussion.
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