Subnostr

In 99% cases, eccentricity is a learned or forced trait of character that has the sole goal of attracting attention.

Public attention seekers want to sell you something (themselves, goods, services). Private ones just want to fill a psychological void.

A true eccentric individual (the like of the Count of Monte Cristo) is rare, and his eccentricity comes from within his soul, often as a result of a deep transformation.