Conforming vs. Not Conforming to Society's Expectations The advantages of conforming to society's expectations are obvious. You will be widely accepted as the norm and you are likely to be more popular than people who don't conform to society's expectations. You can be yourself and do whatever you feel like if you don't conform to society's expectations. You may not be as popular as a conformist, but you will probably earn more respect for standing out. Non-conformists could actually have more time and money on their hands for themselves because they don't