We were trained from a young age to blend in (not stand out). We were trained using lines & to assimilate like everyone else. Stand in line, sit in line, wait in line, color within the lines, don’t get out of line, don’t speak up, don’t make waves, don’t draw attention to ourselves, and what we really learned… was to blend in & be the same.
In the wild, animals have adapted to blend in & there is a good reason… to help hide & thus “protect” them from the danger of what wants to kill them, much like this cute Arctic Fox. The white of their thick fur helps him (or her) blend in to the snow so predators have a more difficult time seeing him when its time to eat. This allows them to live longer for all the good things in life like procreation.
What am I getting at? Our schools were arranged to teach us how to learn basic tasks for our future in the workforce. Today’s workforce are boxed in cubicles. We leave our cubicles (house/apartment/condo/etc.), take transportation cubicles (cars/buses), to sit in cubicles (offices/work spaces), within more cubicles (buildings).
Schools were developed to train the students to be the factory workforce of days past, even down to the bells. The workforce has changed & so has our need to STAND OUT from the crowd.