I once had a discussion with writer George Blue Kelly in the comment section of another writer's story. George’s espoused the problems he had with a rebel mindset and praised the conformist. I replied to George, which I minimally quote here:

:I think you are conflating nonconformity with antisocial behavior. … I am absolutely a nonconformist. That does not mean I flout the law and don’t care about society and community."

George replied at length and in agreement, and asked me, “What exactly, does a non-conformist refuse to conform to?”

I replied in relevant part:

"Perhaps it’s not so much refuses to conform as opposed to it’s in one’s nature to find their own path and at the same time be open to adjusting oneself if one realizes their preconceived notion of themself is holding them back. Refusing to conform is just stubborn and yes could be rebellious and could be antisocial….INTP’s are” typically non-traditional, and more likely to reason out their own individual way of doing things than to follow the crowd;” non-conformity is our natural state of being — it is not something we practice to shock others or make a statement."

That's part of the poet's notes section of my https://marcus17043.medium.com/nonconformists-are-not-rebels-fdacdb633a58 subtitled "But we are evolutionaries"