Greenfield describes Austin perfectly. When everyone has striped hair, the one person in the crowd that doesn’t is the real non-conformist. When everyone thinks the same way, life is pedestrian and predictable and boring. That’s when taking drugs becomes a popular way of coping with the phony world they have created.
I never considered myself a non-conformist until I realized that I have no tattoos, no piercings, every other word I speak is not an F-bomb, and I have been married to the same woman for 38 years.
This is sooo funny to me. I live in the San Francisco bay area. Part of the appeal to me is that I am the non-conformist here. I am the insurgent. I point out the emperor has no clothes. When I challenge liberal orthodoxy, I am the fighting "the man".
However, today I'm writing this from Arizona where I'm enjoying a little recharge....
This is sooo funny to me. I live in the San Francisco bay area. Part of the appeal to me is that I am the non-conformist here. I am the insurgent. I point out the emperor has no clothes. When I challenge liberal orthodoxy, I am the fighting "the man".
However, today I'm writing this from Arizona where I'm enjoying a little recharge....