From the moment we are born as human beings, the people around us prepare us to fit the herd. We start out as being part of a family, and then we expand our social life with friends, acquaintances, colleagues, and, in many cases, a significant other. People tend to work together and spend time with each other, and thus, they form a welloiled machine called society.Living among the herd has many benefits, like safety, security, access to other people including potential mates, and a shared identity that creates a sense of self. But in some cases, the herd doesn’t want you anymore, and you become an outcast. Or you don’t want the herd anymore, and you become a recluse. Or, perhaps, a little bit of both.No matter what the reason is: some people just don’t seem to belong. And when you don’t belong, you’re an outsider; an outcast. So, how do we handle being an outsider? What about those that don't belong?This video explores the fate of those outsiders and outcasts that live outside the herd.Support the channel:

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Solitude Wilson: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Richard_Wilson,_Solitude,_c._17621770,_NGA_61395.jpg#loner #solitude #outsider00:00 Intro

01:21 The outsider: choice or condemnation?

03:07 The herd versus solitude

05:07 Hermits & recluses

06:25 Wrapup

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