Related to will, and I had a discussion about conformity. Job, house, picket fence. We talked about levels of conformity by choice, and intelligent, informed, conformity. We argued over whether the last had the traditionally negative connotations associated with conforming.

She was right that any form of conformity still holds the negative associations of conforming. It is what it is, no matter how much thought went into it, and no matter how many other options were considered. The choice was made, and the path was taken.

I still hold that intelligent, researched, and considered conformity is far better than numbly following the herd, and I don’t think would disagree (though I’m not entirely sure). I also shouldn’t take her assertion and pointing out of my conformity as an insult. It was simply an observation. It raises a plethora of implications about how I think of myself, how I deal with the systems all around me, and the actions that I take daily in my life.

Not to mention complacency.