A
philosophy of life taken up by many
cynical youths,
art students, and over-educated
hippies. The view that by "fighting the man", recognizing the phenomenon of suburban
middle class life, and knowing who
Noam Chomsky is, separates one from "everybody else." "Them" can be interchanged with "society".
Sadly, this phenomenon results in the belief that the "us" has risen above their peer group ("them"). Consequently, potential friends are dismissed, stories do not get heard, and we lose the ability to relate to fellow human beings. We desire so strongly not to be part of "the herd" we become unable to view the world as anything but.
Partly remedied by