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From Brian Kim’s “How to Resist the Urge to Conform“:

Others around you feel uneasy when you choose not to conform simply because their egos have been so invested in the group that your actions may very well make them feel offended and defensive about the choices they have made thus far. It’s naturally in their interest to bring you back to the group’s thinking for their own sake.

When you choose not to conform, you WILL find yourself on the outside. You’ll feel like an outcast, discouraged, alone, cut off from the group, with the feeling that those around you are just waiting, just waiting for you to fail so that they can feel justified in choosing to conform along with the rest of the group.

Emphases added.