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And then, those adults who asked me the "What are you studying in college?" question give me the blankest stares I've ever seen.
I'm almost two decades old, now. It's the strangest thing to be a young adult -- seriously, this is my demographic now??? I can't call myself or my peers "kids" anymore? It's unnerving, I tell you. I'm so close to growing up that I'm beginning to fear growing old.
At the same time, I worry that it's because the younger generation (by what, six years LOL?) is growing so quickly that they're becoming the new trends. I think a good deal of you reading this are in this teenage group.
I honestly look at entertainment these days and feel like I need to keep up with the times. Anything considered extreme or edgy are directed towards teenagers now (or at at least collaterally), especially between the ages 13-17. I guess it's because kids are growing up faster now. D: And this is reflected in my school.
You know that movie Zombieland? With Jesse Eisenberg, and the elusives Twinkies, and all that good
Hell to yeah, we (a full theater of SCAD students) enjoyed that movie. But we're the audience that considers ourselves "childish/child-like" (though that seems to be a description so many art students claim to exemplify, that it's becoming its own conformist stereotype alongside "quirky but super interesting" and "mature and way beyond comprehension" and OKAY LET'S NOT GET INTO THAT BECAUSE WE'RE DERAILING OFF TOPIC). Judging by the loud bass beats and shrill screams rocking my dorms, I can't help but feel that most of my peers are still viewing the college experience through high school eyes.
But it's not TV/movies or video games that surprise me as much as MUSIC in America. I NEVER noticed this until recently, but the American Top 40s mostly consist of dysfunctional relationships, partying it up all night, or just plain sex. And at my age, I think, "This is fine for me. I've heard it all before. But what about the younger, more impressionable generation?"
And then it dawns on me that when I was younger and more impressionable, this kind of music was where I learned all of these lovely themes from. And I grew up pretty okay. x'D
So I guess what I'm trying to express is that I really shouldn't be worried about our society's morality? Or I shouldn't fear growing old? Or what? I'm not sure, it's sort of a ramble for me. ANYWAY.
The times now just seem to be gearing toward the young, and stars and literary heroes have been getting younger and younger anyway for the past... century, at least?
And I come to this conclusion now? Geez, I swear I'm getting slower as I age. Err, again, ANYWAY.So I really hope you guys are enjoying your childhood and teenager...hood. xD I rarely appreciated how neat it was. Despite the limitations set by guardians and the law, you and the media influence each other so heavily that you're the trendsetters now! Or am I terribly mistaken, hahaha~?
And for me and my decade, I guess we'd best go on and enjoy our 20's before they end. The world still is still eyeing us warily, too. x'D At least, that's what I feel. How about you?
And those of you who are a tad older but are still reading this (probably shaking your head like those who know better), any advice to the younger and stupider generation who still think we know everything?
I dunno, I always think age is a nifty subject that can be approached from many different studies. Art, entertainment, psychology, education, and so forth. :]
And if you think I'm just completely off base and there's no meaning to life or age because we all turn into dust and the sun's just going to swallow up the entire solar system in 4 billion years anyway, SO WHO CARES GAHHHH???
Please. I've had enough of Existentialism from Grendel and Shadow!Teddy from P4. OTL
TR;DR: LOL, FINE, BE THAT WAY. D<
You can make it up to me by clicking on those links at the top and following my livejournal, tumblr, and webcomic, ohoho~ ;< *shameless*
Sentimental 
I agree with you on this one! ...I feel terribly old now lmfao
I think music and the TV shows nowadays (I mean...god damn, my younger sister who's in gr 9 watches shit like Gossip Girls and the hills)..these things are all about relationships and SEX. That's the most disturbing fact. Some things are appropriate for our age, like the partying it up all night, drinking yadayadah....but it's when 13 year old start thinking and believing that that's the lifestyle you NEED to have is when it becomes a problem.
I always shake my head at the younger generations...they're ruined lmao The worst part is, that they think they're RIGHT and they've obtained this 'self-important' attitude. I believe it's called the "ME Generation". Things like twitter, myspace, fb status give kids this sense of fame and they start becoming quite self centered.
(Though I think that problem is creeping into our generation as well...and on DA).
As for the aging thing...ah well you gain more wisdom with experience
Mony, you are so not old. D: You are like... the embodiment of friggin' youth with your multi-colored outfits and crazy-awesome hair!
I think that the media targets the tween generation with stuff that's either too juvenile or too mature (although the latter seems to be accidental, but no one does anything about it). There just doesn't seem to be a good medium anymore. Weren't there serious conflicts that don't involve romantic drama or something harmlessly petty? I dunno, I'm starting to miss the "save the world with friendship" yarn now. ;D; And that's pretty sad, haha~
LOL. Most young people think they're right. But you have a point; they now have more ways of getting their opinions out there in public, which makes them feel that there's more authority in their words and actions. Hell, I think this is true for all generations.
(Haha, DA drama~)
You always seem so chipper.
....i'll be 40 and still wear bright colours. It'll be awesome
I completely agree with you =[ As a kid, I never worried about any 'romantic' issues. I mean, boys still had cuties!! right!? lol ..and whatever happened to just playing in the dirt!? lmfao I remember my brother and I use to do that. ...now it seems kids find that 'digusting and immature'...BUT YOUR KIDS! AH-*mind explodes*
Ya, it's a real problem in every generation (well, except the really old generation...like grandparents; since they do not know of this internets us crazy kids use lmfao They've got their own set of problems because of the traditional way of thinking...but ah well, they're hilarious so it's like they've got immunity lmao). I think it's a real problem in our generation =/ I know a few people who have that 'i'm right all the time and the world revolves around me' attitude. I feel bad for them :(
OH ROFL
Well, all I can say is that it's not only about smiling all the time and thinking everything is swell all the time because then you kinda become an idiot! lmfao I'm sure I pull off that image xD It's about this 'energy' really. If you give off this positive vibe than I'm telling you others will feel it too, and be drawn to it. And you create this really nice and peaceful environment for yourself :D Sometimes it's really difficult to always try to stay positive..because they're so many disgusting things about this world. The way I see it is, I've accepted that no one is perfect, and specially the place in which I live, but if I could be a good person and influence one individual, than I've made a difference, a very small one but still!
I wish everyone would just be caring and kind...the world would be so much nicer this way!
I SOUND LIKE SUCH A HIPPIE LMFAO 8'D
also! ee, I apologize for my awful writting! I've never been...uh, 'talented' with writting. xD ha ha
The problem is that they'll never grow if they don't accept that they can be wrong at times. It's one thing to honestly consider criticism and then reject it, but it's definitely sad when people deny it immediately in an huff of indignation.
xDDD I think you're smarter than you let on, Mony. Well, I HAVE to assume that or else you'll take over the world when we're not looking..! (>3>) I'll definitely keep your suggestions in mind.
Oh not at all.
But seriously, I think I noticed all of what you said earlier in my life. I'm pretty sure that's when I stopped listening to what people would call now "emo music" and was a pretty depressing kid online. And now look what happened to me. Not sure if it's any better as a highly sarcastic person with a equally sarcastic outlook on life. Weeeeee.
Really, it all depends on where you grow up and who you hang out with. Role models and people you trust and look up to help out a lot.
American society has been drifting off into the Age of the Young Movie Stars, the most noticeable one being Harry Potter. If I remember correctly, that movie re-inspired people to start having movies with younger actors as the main stars. Or I could be completely wrong.
TL;DR: YA IM OLDER THAN YOU. LIVE WITH IT.
Growing up is a scary thing. I'm just a bit behind you and it's frightening. Especially because I see where I am and what the options are and I realize that at some point, I am going to be forced to choose one thing over another. It's weird to think that I will not be able to keep doing all the things that I love to do. Something's going to win at the cost of something else. That being said, I'm taking my time and putting off said decision.
I think that everyone in college goes through the "So, what are you majoring in?" (insert non-business or medical/science degree) "And what do you plan on doing with that?" conversation with every adult that they meet. My sister, the Spanish and Communications Major gets it, my friend the theatre major gets it, and I'll probably get it, too. (Especially since I don't think I want to go into my field full time). It's just how it happens. They aren't us. Things were different when they went to school, and jobs like yours simply did not exist. Like really, DID NOT EXIST! How cool is that?
But I know how you feel about the little ones. I'm technically considered the last of your generation (ie, the cut off is my year) and I really do feel like I identify with the older folks I hang around more than my slightly-younger-than-peers. I do think that movies have gotten more violent and music more trashy, but what's more frightening is the leech-like hold technology has on us. We're the first real techie generation, but the next generation is growing up with hands-free phones already implanted in their ears. With that connectivity comes a lot of freedom that I don't think children should have. You're getting six year olds with cell phones, and not just run of the mill, call text, on, off cell phones, but wifi capeable social machines. And that's just wrong. That being said, I don't think that there has been a MAJOR shift in what's out there, as far as lewdness and music and such, it's just that acessability has changed. With the advent of the internet and the era of free information, there are just a lot more things available at a much younger age. It's harder to shelter children. Basically, the same crap is playing, it's just easier to hear.
I wish that I could just trust the world not to be stupid, but I've been proven wrong time after time. So it comes to should we be censoring things? The liberal feminist side of me is screaming no, but the cool, collected, intelligent nihlist side of me says that they've used their chances. Usually the liberal side wins because I'd rather be free and dumb than smart and limited. I think we should let the cards fall how they will and play with what we're dealt the best that we can. If we eliminate avarice, there will be no more songs about it. A non-realistic view, but an okay one. If we have faith that we are not the only intelligent creatures on this planet and that other parents can raise their children as well as ours did, it'll all be okay in the end. We just have to make sure that as many resources as we can find are available to as many people as possible.
I don't really remember what I was talking about, or the true nature of your post anymore, so I think I'll end it with the side note that you can feel free to discuss this further in a letter.
(Oof, that's a doozy of a reply, sorry!)
I know how you feel about having to choose between two things that you really love. Hopefully, you'll still be able to do what you want, even if it's as a hobby. :'D My Intro to Sequential Art professor was giving us a pep talk of sorts, and it's quite depressing... He lost two girlfriends because drawing comics took all his time (but he's married now!). The workload in the industry I'm going in is gonna end up killing my social life. x'DDD
About the jobs not existing thing! Have you seen this video? [link] It's quite possibly one of the most chilling things I've seen simply because it makes me feel I'll get left behind in our rapidly changing world. x'D
Absolutely. I do think that the accessibility of technology has really allowed our juniors to grow up faster than we did. They can access much more information than any age before ours. Granted, they're not maturing, but modern times seem to favor crystallized knowledge far more than the wisdom of understanding what you're encoding. So I think they'll have much knowledge, but not a great deal of comprehension and self-reflection, at this rate.
LOL, I really hope you're right. :'D I guess I'll have to trust the fate of the world to the parents raising their kids right now...
<3 Nah, I always enjoy reading your comments and letters. x)
Yeah, we'll see... I'm really excited to try being a Music major, but terrified. I don't really know what I'm getting myself into.
I don't think we'll be left behind because we're intelligent. Not saying that other people aren't, but we are by no means the bottom of the bell curve; you'll have to see a hell of a lot of people get left behind before we do. Or you can take the easy way out and choose to do something traditionally just because it is timeless. But I think you want to draw instead.
It's important to note the difference between maturity and growing up. They are not the same thing. Loss of innocence and accumulation of knowledge are not equivalent.
Oof. I'm almost done with senior year. Frightening.
How was freshman year of college?
I honestly realized I was an adult yesterday. Looked at myself in the mirror, had a moment, and thought, "Ah, I think I just grew up mentally."
Freshman year was eye-opening. In one sense, the academics isn't a far jump from high school (you're still studying and working for school), but there's a freedom that comes with lugging two loads of laundry to the laundry room, scrambling for quarters, and figuring out what to do with your time while you wait for the machines to finish washing and drying your clothes. xD Ah, responsibility. I hope senior year prepares you for such mundane but elucidating moments. ;D