In a society invaded by social networks, such as Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, the idea of ​​non-conformity is obsolete. Two great philosophers of the Transcendentalist movement, Henry David Thoreau and Waldo Ralph Emerson, commented on conformity in the modern world. Thoreau took the idea of ​​nonconformity to a whole new level in his philosophical novel Walden, and Emerson, Thoreau's great friend and contemporary, made various comments on conformity in the modern world. Thoreau advocates complete nonconformity in all areas of life, but this view is controversial among many individuals. In contemporary society, many individuals believe that people should always follow the accepted norm or always march to their own drummer, but people should take a moderate approach and march to their own drummer in some areas of life and follow the accepted norms in others . The idea of ​​non-conformity can be seen throughout history; non-conformity is the constitutive element of every society. When the Pilgrims traveled to the New World on the Mayflower, they practiced nonconformity. This act of nonconformity founded the great nation we live in today, the nation that goes through continuous nonconformity. In modern society, many individuals follow the accepted norm, but the technological advancements of modern society are not due to conformity but to non-conformism. Many great inventors have revolutionized modern society through nonconformity; therefore, after examining the technological advancements due to non-conformity, an individual will realize that although conformity may be the simple path through life, it is not the path to success and growth in modern society. Many sociologists study the growth and interaction of... ... middle of paper ... following the beat of a drum, each member must separately contribute to the overall sound and quality of the band. This relationship is also true between compliance and non-compliance. There is a time when an individual must conform to society and accepted norms, but there is also a time when members of a society must reject the social norms of that time and march to their own beat. These philosophical notions must exist in unison, because an unbalanced society is a suffering society. From the technological advancements of the time, individuals can see that nonconformity is a necessary element for the growth of a society, and through events such as the French Revolution, which is a result of the Enlightenment period and conformity to the ideals of Enlightenment, individuals can see that conformity while it may be necessary, can also act as a poison to organized government.