Why do most people care so much about what others think? Are they afraid of society norms?

“Did I drape it wrong? Does it look too plain? Do I even look good?”

And so should we.

That moment, I realized something profound—most of the people staring weren’t even judging; they were just... looking. And the ones who judged? Well, they went on with their day just as I went on with mine.

I'm looking for an answer from people who consider themselves "Gender Critical", or transphobic, or TERFs, and my question is this - Why would you refuse to use the pronouns someone wants? What does it cost you? Where's the harm?

Take care!

Because, trust me, the world moves on a lot faster than we think.

It was the first time I wore a saree in college. Excited yet nervous, I draped myself in my mother’s teal-blue saree, which she had lovingly ironed and handed over with that proud twinkle in her eye.

What are the psychological reasons behind an extreme obsession with another human being?

So the next time society glares your way, ask yourself: is it really worth giving your peace to their fleeting thoughts?

Are we afraid of society's norms? Maybe. But more often than not, we fear the stories we write in our heads about those norms.

I was ready to bolt when my friend walked up to me, grinning ear to ear. “You look like a dream,” she said, loud enough for everyone to hear.

In my experience, British people are fat, ugly and arrogant. Why is it and can it be changed?

The problem with caring too much about what others think is that we hand over our control to people who might not even notice us the way we think they do.

As I walked into the college, every pair of eyes seemed glued to me. Some admiring, some smirking, and a few whispering. My palms were sweating, and my steps faltered as my mind spiraled into a series of anxious thoughts.

Ah, society and its norms—always looming, always judging, isn't it? Let me take you back to an incident that forever changed how I view this question.

How did a computer scientist such as Geoffrey Hinton manage to win a Nobel Prize in physics when computer science already has its own Nobel Prize equivalent in the Turing Awards?