Is it right to change ourselves, for the society?

Question

I am talking about social norms and customs etc.

When we go out, meet someone, we dont know/like much, still we ask. "How are you?"

The reply typically would mean "I am fine".

Why should we do this? As far as I can reason we did this seeing others.

In discussions, at times questions about what is right and wrong. Typically all of us support what the "most popular person" speaks, even if it is wrong for the fear of losing support in future. Ultimately, the discussion not only ends without having the correct output, it also discourages other innocent people who are genuinely good.

I feel as we graduate from a baby to an adult, we are forced to accept many social customs, as right. If one is even remotely different, one is out of the group. One is in-different.

Is there a reason why everyone changes for the society? Am I missing some convincing reason?

I am sure our ancestors were brilliant, so shouldn’t there be a reason y society is the way it is?

Help!

Answer 1

It's a loophole called getting and holding a job.

Answer 2

Change does not come overnight. And yes, we have to change ourselves first before expecting others to change. The change must be good for everyone. Not change for the sake of change and yet there is not change actually.

Answer 3

Yes

Answer 4

As the world becomes more populated we make more and more contact with other people.  Compare your school with little house on the prairie.  You go along to get along, to have friends, to avoid conflict at work and when you go out.  Unless you want to move up to a cave in the mountains, you must tolerate other people you may not like.  Putting up with them becomes a habit and makes you more like them.  Pretty soon you have a very homogeneous society.

Answer 5

Changes play an important role in our life cycle. Without change life is zero.Suppose right from the ancient period our ancestors did not accept any single.change where our existance could be seen. Whatever u mentioned at the begning all this is an example of civil custom. If we start talking yo unknown person we must start- Sir, please....