Actually, I consider myself as a deviant (not those "weirdos"
who are socially awkward in this context) I just cant stand
"trends", and I can't understand why is it that most people in the
streets like to dress up and behave according to invisible and
"correct" rules
To name a few "trends":
1) Havianas - They cost $30-50, and they are merely
rubber/plastic slippers.
2) Skinny Jeans - Makes you impotent, but still, many "unique"
people aspire to don them
3) When talking to friends in a large group, many people feel
compelled to laugh loudly at the slightest hint of a joke, in hope
that people around him/her will notice
and the list goes on and on....
Personally, I frown upon such behaviour, but have slowly come to
terms with it. I realised that it's nothing but part of social
dynamics - seeking recognition in the materialistic world, by
conforming to what they feel as the norm.
But what we should really do is to choose what we really want,
and let your senses tell you what is "over-the-top" or
what-nots.
Am I the only one who feels this way? If not, please share some
observations below...Thanks!
"The average person in the U.S. watches about four hours of
television each day. Over the course of a year, we see roughly
twenty-five thousand commercials, many of them produced by the
world’s highest paid cognitive psychologists. Their job is to figure out how to grab
our attention and make us feel deficient if we don’t own their
clients’ products. And these heavily produced advertisements are
not merely for products, but for a lifestyle based on a consumer
mind-set. What they’re doing, day in and day out,
twenty-five thousand times a year, is hypnotizing us into seeing ourselves as
consumers who want to be entertained rather than as citizens who
want to be informed and engaged. We need to take back the airwaves
as a sphere of mature conversation and dialogue about our common
future."
- Duane Elgin on
Simplicity and Humanity's future
