I think most people are afraid of being unique, easier to blend in with others than stand out, that being said I for one couldn't care less with trying to blend in - once in highshool a classmate told me "You are a very strange girl!" - that was the best compliment I received in my whole academic years (and the only reason I still remember that classmate.

This right here. Funny how everyone says just be yourself her few people actually enjoy being different.