Our Generation
Our generation is so obsessed with the idea of perfection.
Society has consumed us with the thought of how we are meant to be. At first it was skinny, now it's thick. What's next? We are influenced by terms that aren't even real words, such as: Thot, Swag, Ratchet. We look up to celebrities that are addicted to fame, money, and drugs. They taught us quotes such as: 'YOLO' and 'Turn Down For What?'. Lyrics have becomes angrier, raunchier, and discriminating. Is this really role model criteria?
All I see in high school is a bunch of people that hate each other, pretending to be friends. It is no longer a place to learn. Instead it's about passing, failing, appearances, and who you surround yourself with. High school is hell. A girl cries, people laugh. She thought she could trust him, and now the whole school has seen her naked. A guy lets a girl know how beautiful she is to him - screenshots, tweets, 100 favorites - all because he sounded "thirsty".
People aren't even dating anymore, you only find "things", "hook ups", and "friends with benefits". We meet on twitter by "sliding into dm's", which leads to talking, catching feelings, sleeping together and then ending up as strangers. This generation has lost the meaning of romance. We toss the around "I love you's" like their "hellos". We give our bodies to people who don't care; and are judged by the amount of people we let in.
Our generation relies on alcohol, drugs, and parties. We drink to get drunk - drunk texts, drunk hook ups, drunk driving, drunk decisions. Drugs are easy to find - when stressed, when happy, when lonely, when bored. Parties are no longer about celebrations, It's for beer pong, shots, smoking, sex.
Our generation tried to grow up too fast. People of this generation do not talk, only exchange links. We are masked by computer and phone screens. Confrontation has turned into 140 characters, texts, statuses, and if we are a lucky a phone call. Doorbells aren't rung anymore, instead a text "here" is sent. Rather than being ignored physically, it is now just a "read" text, Sadly it still hurts the same. Because getting no message is also a message.
Technology has ruined adventuring. We don't go out in the rain because our IPhone's will be ruined. We do not camp because service is unavailable. We do not venture beyond places without outlets. Too many adolescents have addictions to superficial things - IPads, IPhones, tablets - have substituted outdoor activities for apps you can download freely.
Parents complain all the time about how messed up this generation is. About how we waste our youth.
But lets not let them forget they raised us.
~Food for Thought~
Comment below I would love to hear what you think :)
~Think Positive~Be Positive~And Positive Things Will Happen~XO
Society has consumed us with the thought of how we are meant to be. At first it was skinny, now it's thick. What's next? We are influenced by terms that aren't even real words, such as: Thot, Swag, Ratchet. We look up to celebrities that are addicted to fame, money, and drugs. They taught us quotes such as: 'YOLO' and 'Turn Down For What?'. Lyrics have becomes angrier, raunchier, and discriminating. Is this really role model criteria?
All I see in high school is a bunch of people that hate each other, pretending to be friends. It is no longer a place to learn. Instead it's about passing, failing, appearances, and who you surround yourself with. High school is hell. A girl cries, people laugh. She thought she could trust him, and now the whole school has seen her naked. A guy lets a girl know how beautiful she is to him - screenshots, tweets, 100 favorites - all because he sounded "thirsty".
People aren't even dating anymore, you only find "things", "hook ups", and "friends with benefits". We meet on twitter by "sliding into dm's", which leads to talking, catching feelings, sleeping together and then ending up as strangers. This generation has lost the meaning of romance. We toss the around "I love you's" like their "hellos". We give our bodies to people who don't care; and are judged by the amount of people we let in.
Our generation relies on alcohol, drugs, and parties. We drink to get drunk - drunk texts, drunk hook ups, drunk driving, drunk decisions. Drugs are easy to find - when stressed, when happy, when lonely, when bored. Parties are no longer about celebrations, It's for beer pong, shots, smoking, sex.
Our generation tried to grow up too fast. People of this generation do not talk, only exchange links. We are masked by computer and phone screens. Confrontation has turned into 140 characters, texts, statuses, and if we are a lucky a phone call. Doorbells aren't rung anymore, instead a text "here" is sent. Rather than being ignored physically, it is now just a "read" text, Sadly it still hurts the same. Because getting no message is also a message.
Technology has ruined adventuring. We don't go out in the rain because our IPhone's will be ruined. We do not camp because service is unavailable. We do not venture beyond places without outlets. Too many adolescents have addictions to superficial things - IPads, IPhones, tablets - have substituted outdoor activities for apps you can download freely.
Parents complain all the time about how messed up this generation is. About how we waste our youth.
But lets not let them forget they raised us.
~Food for Thought~
Comment below I would love to hear what you think :)
~Think Positive~Be Positive~And Positive Things Will Happen~XO
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