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When your practical choices make you question your social belonging

My friends think I am crazy for taking public transit in a city where everyone drives, but I genuinely prefer the time to read and think instead of focusing on traffic. I am starting to wonder if choosing differently makes me weird or wise.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Swimming against cultural norms, even for good reasons, can create uncertainty about whether difference represents wisdom or alienation.

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