The real question should be can you live in a society and not be an individual?Anyone can be an individual in a society because how they were brought up.At a young age most children are taught how to do certain things like write their alphabets or do basic math. For instance, little Tommy might have been taught to write with his right hand but feel more comfortable with his left. Or little Jessica might have been taught to add numbers from the top to bottom and later decides to do it from the bottom up. Sure, it might seem like it is only the little things but it is the "little things" that makes someone who they are as a person and to the world as an individual.