I sold my soul away...
Music is far too much a part of pop culture than it should be. The whole scene is based on image and initial impressions more than depth or the ability to convey an abstract philosophy. Every song on big radio stations has something catchy about it, something so prevalent that you associate the entire song with a few notes.
And while some things are more intense in a simplified form, This strain of music is so obviously only being used to ride the financial coattails of modern culture.
When I was in middle school, I changed the way I dressed and looked. I immediately went from being one kind of a person to another, and all I did was buy different clothes. I t hink that's so laughable.
A lot of people limit themselves by this aesthetic appeal. Emo kids are emo, they listen to emo music and do emo things. It was the same way, ten years ago. I remember when grunge was big; flannel shirts were a staple.
By limiting yourself to living inside a cast mold, something that was created by another person, you're cutting off every other form of knowledge. You begin to think like you "should". It's so gradual and habitual that they don't realize this about themselves.
It happens with everything in this fucked up country. Everyone's just riding a wave, picking generalized niches because it's more widely accepted. You don't dare breathe outside of your hole, your indention; don't dream of thinking purely for yourself. Do what you're told, do what the news says you should do, act on what you read. As long as it leads everyone to hell together, it's not that bad, is it? We can all justify our actions with the same ignorance and arrogance that every evil dictator, every contemptuous man who ever lived has. Every murderer, every rapist, every torturing monster has a good reason for what they've done, even if the reasons are impulse and insanity. As long as you can tell yourself it's "right" for long enough, and put the right spin on the wording, it's hunky-dory.
The only infallible trait of mankind is our ability to delude ourselves. The only part of humanity that is pure is its corruption. It's been constructed so perfect that I feel crazy sometimes going against it. And while I struggle with this mind-fuck, so many sheep are led off of a cliff, to crash into the ground complacently.
Even the choice to represent one's own mind has become fashion. People build effigies of introversion and subliminal acquiescence in everything they do. Every person that feeds into selective truth, selective presentation and selective feelings is weakening mankind's worth.
I'd like to say this to every kid I see who thinks they're creating an image for themselves, when all they're doing is acting like a fucking drone.
And while some things are more intense in a simplified form, This strain of music is so obviously only being used to ride the financial coattails of modern culture.
When I was in middle school, I changed the way I dressed and looked. I immediately went from being one kind of a person to another, and all I did was buy different clothes. I t hink that's so laughable.
A lot of people limit themselves by this aesthetic appeal. Emo kids are emo, they listen to emo music and do emo things. It was the same way, ten years ago. I remember when grunge was big; flannel shirts were a staple.
By limiting yourself to living inside a cast mold, something that was created by another person, you're cutting off every other form of knowledge. You begin to think like you "should". It's so gradual and habitual that they don't realize this about themselves.
It happens with everything in this fucked up country. Everyone's just riding a wave, picking generalized niches because it's more widely accepted. You don't dare breathe outside of your hole, your indention; don't dream of thinking purely for yourself. Do what you're told, do what the news says you should do, act on what you read. As long as it leads everyone to hell together, it's not that bad, is it? We can all justify our actions with the same ignorance and arrogance that every evil dictator, every contemptuous man who ever lived has. Every murderer, every rapist, every torturing monster has a good reason for what they've done, even if the reasons are impulse and insanity. As long as you can tell yourself it's "right" for long enough, and put the right spin on the wording, it's hunky-dory.
The only infallible trait of mankind is our ability to delude ourselves. The only part of humanity that is pure is its corruption. It's been constructed so perfect that I feel crazy sometimes going against it. And while I struggle with this mind-fuck, so many sheep are led off of a cliff, to crash into the ground complacently.
Even the choice to represent one's own mind has become fashion. People build effigies of introversion and subliminal acquiescence in everything they do. Every person that feeds into selective truth, selective presentation and selective feelings is weakening mankind's worth.
I'd like to say this to every kid I see who thinks they're creating an image for themselves, when all they're doing is acting like a fucking drone.
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