[proofofconcept]

>But groups like Senior House, which define themselves by being different, also run the risk of becoming highly conformist, Packer says. The punk rock movement is a particularly vivid example of this phenomenon. “They self-describe as being different, but from the outside they all look the same,” he says.

They don't want to look different from each other; they want to look different from people like him. It's really not that complicated. Spinning that into alarmism against the idea countercultures in general like this guy does is just ridiculous, and there's absolutely no way he's doing so in good faith.

[jl2718]

Why would anybody define themselves as different from someone else? That’s just giving that person control over yourself. Identifying yourself with your own positive affirmation is difficult and scary and maybe the most important thing you’ll ever do.

[Redoubts]

lol