Why are people so threatened by loners?

Question

Why are people so threatened by loners?

Answer 1

Because anything outside of the perceived norm is a threat to people. Our society is based on the concept/ideals of interaction and it scares society to see people who live outside of this ideal.

Answer 2

I don't even recall having ever felt threatened by loners. They're probably the ones I'd feel most comfortable befriending first, but I guess that's only because I'm pretty anti-social myself...

Answer 3

Unfortunately,  in the last decade, there have been senseless murders committed by some disturbed "loners".

Personally I chose to be a loner but when I want to be  around peers of my choosing they know I'm outspoken and call it the way I see not the way they want to hear it---whatever "it" is in the discussion.  Most people want you to think the way they do and agree with them on whatever subject.  

Most loners are ignored because the % are the way they are due to previous (usually childhood) traumatizing.  They don't like to take chances of being hurt ever again so being a loner exempts one from social activities, phone calls etc..

Answer 4

Maybe it's because of fear of what they don't know about the person. I am sort of a loner myself, but I hope that no one is threatened by me, because I have no plans to harm anyone.

Answer 5

because whenever you hear of a tradegy at school or someone is murdered......its always the loner.

Answer 6

it could be because some loners are psycos..... and they dont understand something that wont interact with them

Answer 7

agree with answers & here's another answer for you

Many people are so insecure they feel they MUST fit in with the crowd hence their fear of the loner..and not always justified

Answer 8

I don't think it's the loners everyone's afraid of, it's those people that look like they might blow-up the places where we work. Usually these people are loners, but just because someone is a loner does not make them even a little suspicious in my opinion.

Answer 9

Because you never really know what a loner is thinking or feeling. He keeps it all to himself .