I was not referring to you personally. I was generalizing. My comment was not rude. You simply perceived it as rude.
I would ask you to speak for yourself. You do not speak for all of society. Perhaps one isn't free from potentially being the recipient of attempted social pressure, but one is certainly free to ignore it. I've been doing it for most of my adult life. I do what I feel is logical. Not what others would have me do.