Everybody gets so caught up in what I like to call the “Culture of Cool” that everybody is doing the. same. thing. This culture calls for people to be defined in differential terms. To look a certain way – differently. To constantly be a trendsetter of different things. To do the “hip” or “latest” thing, differently. To think avant-garde in all aspects of life, but differently. And it looks stupid. But here’s the thing: the members of the Culture of Cool (whether professed or categorized) who pride themselves on being such individuals really don’t understand that they’re all following a fad. They are all little pawns in this game of commercialized tag. Dummies.
So here are some ways you can look out for these robots who belong to this cult:
- Nightclubs. This is the ultimate sign of the cool-douches. I like going out just like the next person, but I don’t make it my personal lot in life to travel to every expensive high end club, buy out the VIP booth and most expensive wine/champagne/bottle of liquor, AND then have the audacity to tell n*ggas about it. It’s like “look at me I’m cool and you’re not.” So f*ckin what?
- The Life of Utter Wastedness. This may be my most hated aspect of them all. What is so bad about life that you can’t seem to enjoy it sober? Even worse, how much do you want people to like you that you care to share this information? People are so lame, if hip hop artists and celebrities glamorized voodoo and animal sacrifiices I’d bet any small denomination of bills in the world, n*ggas would start buying a lottt of live chickens.
- Itinerary tweets. Social networking has become the electronic nightclubs of basic b*tches worldwide. Men and women. People show up to the club in their best (and worst) clothes, for people who may or may not like them, and lie about sh*t they may or may not have. Same thing with social networking sites. And the worst part of it all, is that instead of throwing up a gang sign, now people rep electronic lifestyles through. their. tweets. I follow intellectual, entertaining, and diverse people for a multitude of reasons. I don’t follow celebrities or entertainers on purpose. Itinerary-tweetin ass n*ggas.
- Tattoos. Now lemme say this: I don’t believe that all people with tattoos ascribe to this cult. Why would u get a tattoo on your index finger, though? Trynna be different huh? O you got one on ur earlobe? O ok. Inside of ur lip? O that’s different. Cut this sh*t out!! You should get a tattoo because YOU want one. If you really trynna be different, why not get one where nobody can see it. Don’t make sense huh? I knew it wouldn’t wit ya basic ass.
- Eclectic Music Choices. Everybody loves music. I just hate when people try to stratify themselves or declare themselves as somehow more eccentric than the next person. I’m not very diverse in my musical choices, that’s because I have certain artists that I love listening to and I’m just really hesitant to introduce new artists or change’em up. That doesn’t make you any cooler than me. It makes u borderline obnoxious as fcuk. Listen to your music, be diverse and eccentric, but don’t tell people they aint sh*t because they don’t.
The short and simple about it all is that all of these things done in moderation are not bad. It’s the people who employ all of these things at once. everyday. and brag about it, that really fire up my f*ckin kettles. I’m a nerd. I enjoy documentaries, sudoku, educational lectures, and reading. At the same time, I love sports, shoes, and Lil Wayne (haha). I define myself in terms of me. You will never meet another person who likes the same combination of things as I do, and thats what makes me different.
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