Conformie™ 

A Conformie™ is a person who adopts the appearance and language of radical individuality while unconsciously participating in a socially sanctioned group identity.

Driven more by the need to belong than by conviction, Conformies mimic the aesthetics and talking points of rebellion — not because they deeply believe in them, but because those behaviors offer approval, status, and emotional safety within their chosen subculture.

Though they often claim to reject the mainstream, they unknowingly conform to a pre-approved, algorithm-shaped version of “rebellion” that has already been branded, monetized, and absorbed into popular culture.

Common behaviors:
• Echoing trending political phrases without questioning them
• Performing identity, activism, and spirituality for clout or community points
• Shaming non-conformity while claiming to fight for freedom
• Confusing curated self-expression with personal evolution
• Mistaking algorithmic behavior for authenticity

Core trait:

Groupthink disguised as individuality.

Tagline:

“They think they’re rejecting the system… but they are the system.”

1. “I thought she was a free thinker, but turns out she’s just another Conformie™ trying to fit in with the discourse of the week.”
2. “It’s wild how many Conformies™ think they’re anti-establishment while quoting the same five Instagram therapists.”
3. “Once he started policing everyone’s language at the open mic, I knew he’d gone full Conformie™.”
4. “That whole event was just a Conformie™ convention — same outfits, same talking points, same hollow vibe.”
5. “You’re not rebelling, you’re just being a Conformie™ with better branding.”

Conformie™ by Val King June 14, 2025

Conformie™ 

A Conformie™ is a person who adopts the appearance and language of radical individuality while unconsciously participating in a socially sanctioned group identity.

Driven more by the need to belong than by conviction, Conformies mimic the aesthetics and talking points of rebellion — not because they deeply believe in them, but because those behaviors offer approval, status, and emotional safety within their chosen subculture.

Though they often claim to reject the mainstream, they unknowingly conform to a pre-approved, algorithm-shaped version of “rebellion” that has already been branded, monetized, and absorbed into popular culture.

Common behaviors:
• Echoing trending political phrases without questioning them
• Performing identity, activism, and spirituality for clout or community points
• Shaming non-conformity while claiming to fight for freedom
• Confusing curated self-expression with personal evolution
• Mistaking algorithmic behavior for authenticity

Core trait:

Groupthink disguised as individuality.

Tagline:

“They think they’re rejecting the system… but they are the system.”

The term Conformie™ was created by artist and cultural critic Valerie King to describe the illusion of nonconformity within modern groupthink culture…

1. “I thought she was a free thinker, but turns out she’s just another Conformie™ trying to fit in with the discourse of the week.”
2. “It’s wild how many Conformies™ think they’re anti-establishment while quoting the same five Instagram therapists.”
3. “Once he started policing everyone’s language at the open mic, I knew he’d gone full Conformie™.”
4. “That whole event was just a Conformie™ convention — same outfits, same talking points, same hollow vibe.”
5. “You’re not rebelling, you’re just being a Conformie™ with better branding.”

Conformie™ by Val King June 14, 2025

corrosion of conformity

Raleigh's finest.
Don't give that "They're from New Orleans" shit.

I saw corrosion of conformity open up for Black Sabbath in 97 in Toronoto with Pantera, best show I ever saw.

corrosion of conformity by Borco October 10, 2016

mainstream conformist

a person completely moulded by society, due to their innability to have a thought of their own

person 1: i thought you hated korn
person 2: they are number one on the chats this week
(a week later)
person 1: i thought you liked korn
person 2: they are so last week, i am so into britney right now
person 1: go pull your head outta your ass

mainstream conformist by da_sbpiyda March 3, 2004

Conformity 

The tendency for all human beings to atttempt to belong to a group of people, by any means necessary, in order to feel secure and wanted. Conformity is displayed particularly well by weak-minded individuals who fear loneliness, and when alone feel too afraid to stand up for themselves. Conformity is allowing anything other than your own true desires to influence your decision making. Conformity is what separates the true individuals, who are oppressed and hated, from everybody else.

Followers of fashion

Conformity by Dr. Reedman October 16, 2003

Conformist 

Anyone who sides with or borrows the customs, rules, or styles of another group to be recognized. This branches out to the most mainstream popular groups, to the lowest underground groups. There is a 92% chance that the person reading this is, or is somewhat, a conformist. The other 8% most likely will continue to be original until some jackass says "Ur friggin awesum!!!1" and makes all his/her friends believe that what the individual is doing is cool to some extent, and in no time flat the fad that was just created becomes so annoying an 'anti' group is formed against it, in which now there are 2 more groups people will once again conform to and the cycle will repeat until an old idea (retro) is brought back. The retro fad halts the cycle for sometime, and when it leaves the cycle starts again

Individual: Hey watch this! (shows friend original idea)

Conformist: OMG!! thats soooo kewl!!! let me show everyone!!!!

Individual: aw shit, here we go again.

Conformist by Phrotastik February 13, 2008

wannabe non-conformist

1. A person who generally shocks 'normal' people but annoys actual non-comformists by saying and doing things that millions of other people have done in an atempt to be a rebel. They also don't mean a single word they say.

1.
Wannabe: I love death and Satan, and I hate wearing pants because everyone else wears pants.
Normal: Oh my god, you're such a freak!
Non-comformist: ....

wannabe non-conformist by Valley80sgurl May 4, 2005