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by solarmist 1845 days ago
It isn’t very strong in the USA, but it exists here too.

Biggest example is high school. Popular is god and you must follow it. Ie. There are a limited number of socially approved ways of excelling and standing out is the worst thing you can do.

Also in the military there’s a motto, “never volunteer for anything”. The thought being, being noticed for anything is bad.