Different Is The New Normal

I feel like calling a person “different” is almost insulting. The correct term I believe for this word would have to be unique. To be “different” is doing things others would deem as strange or extraordinary. At least that’s my interpretation of the word. For instance if you’re a jock and you see kids that sit around playing card games in the lunch room you would think they’re weird, but this can also be flipped around because when you ask those kids about jocks they may think they are different as well because they don’t have the same hobby as them. I feel like people with the most power and popularity are considered the “normal” people because everyone likes them more, but what is normal? It all depends on the person. Being considered normal can be determined by the majority. If a lot of people are doing one thing then it may seem normal to do that. In my high school people associated themselves in different specific group, but I wasn’t like that. In high school I felt like I was different, but at the same time I was still well liked. I was involved in so many extracurricular activities that people couldn’t label me as a jock, nerd or music and speech dork. I feel like standing out can be very difficult. In a society that is so focused on the media and how the media is constantly advertising how everyone should be it’s tough to go against the majority because nobody wants to stand out like a sore thumb. In my opinion the world needs more “different” individuals because normal is boring.