In other words… people who are different.
People who don’t fit in.
People who think for themselves rather than mindlessly following norms.
People who rebel, who resist, who stand up to authority.
Yes, we are all of these things.
We don’t value conformity, and we don’t value compliance.
We value what is right, and we recognize that this is not the same as what is popular.
Why do you use this word as if it’s a bad thing?
By using this word as an insult, you reveal yourself to be a bully and a bigot with no mind, no soul, and no capacity for independent thought.
And that is actually a bad thing.