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Originally Posted by tore
Some people probably enjoy being part of a cultural movement partly because it is minor and that can be viewed as anti-social, but the dominating incentives are pro-belonging, pro-social and pro-whatever it is about that culture that appeals.
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i think you're right that people in general want to belong in one way or another. but i feel like the pursuit of belonging can lead to antisocial behavior. i see alternative trendsters spending a great deal of time and energy ****ting on the mainstream cultures that many of their peers adopt. in the process of doing so they find a sense of belonging but part of that sense of belonging is in the shared alienation from mainstream culture. so it doesn't seem mutually exclusive to me.
also, could you comment on the example of cults that literally pressure their members to cut of ties with the outside world? they give their members a sense of belonging while simultaneously promoting behavior that is seen as antisocial outside the context of that cult, imo.