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Does it really matter if you're popular?
5 years ago
Does being popular fulfill something in your life? That empty void of loneliness that surrounds us more than the Force? Does being the center of attention really achieve anything? Is social status really that fucking important? And if you're at the top of the pecking order, did you actually earn that spot or did you just do the same song and dance everyone else did only you did it better?
Here's why I don't care about being popular. Being under a spotlight it makes it easier for people to see who you truly are. We've all made mistakes before in our lives, we've all done things we're not proud of. Suddenly, that spotlight shines a bright light on those mistakes, for all to see. And people will criticize you for something you probably did 10 years ago. If I were popular, I'd like to think I'd try to set a positive example for others. But I'd probably end up following in other people's footsteps instead.
Now I might stand alone on this but I'd prefer we stop giving an imaginary value to Popular people. Because some of them, from what I've seen, are assholes. People will blindly follow them to whatever end, defend them from scrutiny even if what the popular person did was highly illegal and morally wrong. We flock to Youtube Channels, plugin, and cow-tow whenever they say something relatable when all they did was take someone else's words and twisted it into their own words. There's a word for that and that's called plagiarism, except it's smart enough to avoid copyright infringement. It's like copying another person's tests, modifying it only enough to fool the professor. Some people have genuinely tried there hardest to be original, to stand out from the rest, and have that hard work rewarded with praise from people, and to those who have taken that path, I applaud you. But to those who chose the "Lazymans guide to popularity," you didn't earn your place in the higher pecking order.
Personally I don't give a fuck if I never become popular if I just remain some anonymous furry who likes to bitch and moan about arbitrary shit that has no real impact on my life, not socially or mentally. I've seen many people, both on Youtube, Gaming industries, and many other areas who abuse their popularity, they send out their fans to attack other people who think differently. All this is doing is prove we never evolved out of our need for a tribe. All it is is us relying on our base instinct that if we don't have a following, for some fucking reason we'll die. And that's all it really is. a basic instinct to want to be the top of the pecking order. Even though this is more of a social group pecking order, rather than a real need to survive. Cause we can survive without being popular, we're not going to suddenly starve to death. Being popular doesn't put food or water on the table. Sure it might help pay bills but what happens when the stuff you covered in imaginary black ink were to get out to the public?
Being popular to me just means bigger trouble down the line, cause if I did something and screwed up big time, I'd rather not risk that.
Here's why I don't care about being popular. Being under a spotlight it makes it easier for people to see who you truly are. We've all made mistakes before in our lives, we've all done things we're not proud of. Suddenly, that spotlight shines a bright light on those mistakes, for all to see. And people will criticize you for something you probably did 10 years ago. If I were popular, I'd like to think I'd try to set a positive example for others. But I'd probably end up following in other people's footsteps instead.
Now I might stand alone on this but I'd prefer we stop giving an imaginary value to Popular people. Because some of them, from what I've seen, are assholes. People will blindly follow them to whatever end, defend them from scrutiny even if what the popular person did was highly illegal and morally wrong. We flock to Youtube Channels, plugin, and cow-tow whenever they say something relatable when all they did was take someone else's words and twisted it into their own words. There's a word for that and that's called plagiarism, except it's smart enough to avoid copyright infringement. It's like copying another person's tests, modifying it only enough to fool the professor. Some people have genuinely tried there hardest to be original, to stand out from the rest, and have that hard work rewarded with praise from people, and to those who have taken that path, I applaud you. But to those who chose the "Lazymans guide to popularity," you didn't earn your place in the higher pecking order.
Personally I don't give a fuck if I never become popular if I just remain some anonymous furry who likes to bitch and moan about arbitrary shit that has no real impact on my life, not socially or mentally. I've seen many people, both on Youtube, Gaming industries, and many other areas who abuse their popularity, they send out their fans to attack other people who think differently. All this is doing is prove we never evolved out of our need for a tribe. All it is is us relying on our base instinct that if we don't have a following, for some fucking reason we'll die. And that's all it really is. a basic instinct to want to be the top of the pecking order. Even though this is more of a social group pecking order, rather than a real need to survive. Cause we can survive without being popular, we're not going to suddenly starve to death. Being popular doesn't put food or water on the table. Sure it might help pay bills but what happens when the stuff you covered in imaginary black ink were to get out to the public?
Being popular to me just means bigger trouble down the line, cause if I did something and screwed up big time, I'd rather not risk that.
