The following observations display the faux pas that a majority of people fuel the fire to the demise of such as dating, going out to eat, funerals/death, movies and overall individuality. We can’t all be perfect, but we can at least be ourselves. The world around us is constantly changing and with all it has to offer, I hope it's not for the worse.
1. Dating
To be honest with you, I don’t think we have ruined it but more or less eliminated it completely. The idea that one's suitor would request their company for an outing as a couple before a digital interrogation was complete, sounds foreign to me. It seems as though people do things backward in this day and age. Of course, like any theory, this does not reign true for every couple and relationship but a vast majority of my generation would likely concur. Maybe it’s a “generation thing” but it has occurred to me that the influence of pop-culture may have more of an impact than we thought. For example, music and not just Rap music (i.e Elle King’s: Ex’s & Oh’s), has millennials thinking it is acceptable to engage in relationships that won’t make it passed the bedroom. Or the impact of social media, which is a vice we all engage in at some point, and has millennials accepting a “Direct Message” as a basis for relationships. Do you see the problem here?
2. Going out to eat
Did you know that you can sit at a table and talk to the person next to you as opposed to the ones on your screen? I mean really, why did we have to get in the car and come all the way here together if we’re not going to engage in verbal conversation. If I knew this were the plan, I would’ve declined the invitation and stayed in bed with Netflix, at least Christina Yang can make me laugh. With that being said I have a dare for you: the next time you’re in a restaurant with 1 or more people, everyone is to put their cell phone in the center of the table and the first person to pick theirs up has to pay the bill.
3. Funerals/death
I’m sure your all-black outfit is extremely flattering but a funeral selfie is an appalling thing that people do. Or worse, those who find comfort in twitter/facebook/Instagram before anything when grieving a loss. I get it, family and friends should be informed and social networking eliminates the barriers of spreading the news but give yourself time to shed a tear first. My apologies for the morbidity but really.
4. Movies
Old movies are so much better than the cookie-cutter projects were exposed to. Prime example, the fault in our stars. Intended to be a classic love story yet text messages popped up on the screen and reminded me of one of those horrible high school health class movies. TFIOS reminded me of William Shakespeare’s “Romeo & Juliet” but the special effects were detrimental to the mantra of the whole production.
5. Individuality
Social media influences people in all aspects of living including, fashion, food, and feelings. But are people relinquishing their ability to devise their own interpretation of culture to the impact of an overly accessible outside world? I recognize this flaw even within myself. When Kylie Jenner wears a certain brand I find myself lusting after it. Or every other boy I see trying to nail Drake’s perfect facial hair. The same idea goes for food, you want the things you see on Instagram and will spend the money just to get a solid image of “food porn”. When discussing feelings on politics or the news I think a lot of people derive their opinions from what they see or hear as opposed to what they actually think. There's nothing wrong with admiring someone’s lifestyle but if it weren’t thrown in our faces on all platforms, maybe we would be generating our own ideas in terms of these things.
What do you think? Have you noticed the alterations in these occurrences and activities from what you used to see in the movies or grew up doing? Maybe I’m wrong but it’s time for this world to get right.
