This is a dumb stretch of definition.
The bums don't own the shelter, but lots of people own the house they live in and the property it sits on.
Those are not comparable.

I could maybe get it if this was a complete stranger, but you'd been chatting for a while.
Like, what kind of vibes are you putting out that made him think you'd go for this?

Okay, but successful people have earned their mistakes. Someone who hasn't made it yet have no such excuse.

No, there are absolutely 0 times when "you", an individual, are justified in defying the majority norm. It's only ever a question of not consulting a large enough sample size.

If your 4 friends are idiots, no, you shouldn't listen to them.
But if 10.000 unaffiliated strangers say that it is, in fact, you who are the idiot; then, you are.

And that is always the case, simply for the fact that ethics and morals - the very things that decide what "doing the right thing" even means, are societal constructs. They are made up by humanity on a group basis and, historically, peer enforced.

If, at any time, you decide that "you" know better than everyone else - you need your ego checked.

Literally this.

Whenever you have someone being a complete and utter idiot, they always justify it by "just being true to their honest selves".
Social correction is a vital tool for existing in a society.
Doing whatever you want and not caring what other people think is not a positive trait.
You should care what others think.
Anything else is narcissism.

Yes. And I find that I look down on people who read fairytales for their own amusement too.