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So I've decided rather than focus attention on individuals, it's best to keep an eye on the structures and general institutions which these morons buy into. I've pinpointed a few things in which I see as the greatest liabilities in our day and age.
1. Irony - While I don't feel that any ironic situation is deserving of scorn, I do believe that it's use in certain contexts can be infinitely detrimental to our generation. One example in particular would fall under the category of the prevailing (or played-out, depending on how you look at it) 'Indie' Culture. Under the false pre-text of ironic hipsterdom, our generation will continue to alienate disenfranchised and marginalized groups of people simply for 'kicks'. Once long ago I truly believed that an established sense of identity for the Generation Y would lead to great things and true change but at this point I feel that every facet of our world and 'individuality' isn't really concerned with that. Due to the copycat tendencies of human beings, truth has been diluted and sold back to us in the form of irony. Perhaps intentions are good, but for the most part motherfuckers don't understand what they are doing. With an ironic 'counterculture' built upon the foundations of post-modern thought, comes a subtle degradation of values*. If you don't believe me, please by all means go to yr local church or mall and take a tally of every dumb shit who seems to be enamored by the "indie" lifestyle. What I see is a load of shit and I'm tired of the constant commodification of anything that strays from cookie-cutter traditionalism. Hate should not hold hands with Irony!
*please note that by values I'm not focusing in on a loss of "moral" values but rather the values of true radical thought with regards to progress
2. Sarcasm - The use of sarcasm as a means of communication is intrinscally linked with this arguments as well. Sarcasm is merely the lowest form of wit and embodies the verbal form of ironic behavior. True genius seeks to uplift everyone rather than hold one down.
So I will continue this post at a later date, once more research has been done.
1. Irony - While I don't feel that any ironic situation is deserving of scorn, I do believe that it's use in certain contexts can be infinitely detrimental to our generation. One example in particular would fall under the category of the prevailing (or played-out, depending on how you look at it) 'Indie' Culture. Under the false pre-text of ironic hipsterdom, our generation will continue to alienate disenfranchised and marginalized groups of people simply for 'kicks'. Once long ago I truly believed that an established sense of identity for the Generation Y would lead to great things and true change but at this point I feel that every facet of our world and 'individuality' isn't really concerned with that. Due to the copycat tendencies of human beings, truth has been diluted and sold back to us in the form of irony. Perhaps intentions are good, but for the most part motherfuckers don't understand what they are doing. With an ironic 'counterculture' built upon the foundations of post-modern thought, comes a subtle degradation of values*. If you don't believe me, please by all means go to yr local church or mall and take a tally of every dumb shit who seems to be enamored by the "indie" lifestyle. What I see is a load of shit and I'm tired of the constant commodification of anything that strays from cookie-cutter traditionalism. Hate should not hold hands with Irony!
*please note that by values I'm not focusing in on a loss of "moral" values but rather the values of true radical thought with regards to progress
2. Sarcasm - The use of sarcasm as a means of communication is intrinscally linked with this arguments as well. Sarcasm is merely the lowest form of wit and embodies the verbal form of ironic behavior. True genius seeks to uplift everyone rather than hold one down.
So I will continue this post at a later date, once more research has been done.