While authenticity is important, there are real social costs to seeming too different. amirite?

Well I don't know regarding looks but I can tell you that I often am completly diffrent character wise wich makes me an outcast till people get used to it so definetly a yes

I actually feel like since there are so many people nothing is unique anymore.

Even people with face tattoos, massive boobs or crazy goth style. You can find so many people similar to you, it's barley different.