It's true...
I, like so many others, base my identity, at least partially, on the fact that I am different than everyone else. I believe that my motivations, my morals, my goals, and my thoughts are my own, they are not influenced by my society.
But then you have to start considering where your desire to be unique comes from. The fact is, individualism is as much a part of north american culture as mcdonalds and christmas.
When you really think about it, how is it possible to be individualistic. Anything you believe has to come from somewhere. This is similar to the philisophical concept of determinism. It's impossible not to be influenced by others because there is nothing else to define yourself in terms of.
They've killed all our heros...