To go along with my cool hunting, I thought I'd include something about an emerging pattern cultures, mainly american culture. I'm sure that the desire to become famous has been around for ages and that there have been people since the dawn of time that will do anything to get there. Some people risk their lives just for a chance of stardom, whether its through acts of seemingly sincere bravery or demeaning acts of stupidity. Every day, there are new videos being posted throughout the interwebs of people doing stupid and even dangerous things. And why? Just for a chance to be seen, to be acknowledge in a culture that's quickly going downhill. I'm not trying to sound pretentious, because I've fallen victim to this many a time and probably will again, but its kinda sad to see what people will do just for a few views on youtube. Everyone's looking to be the next jackass or viral video. And whats even sadder are those who aren't trying to seem stupid or completely ridiculous. Take Rebecca Black for instance. She's a girl around fourteen who simply wanted to make a music video/single. I'm not sure of whether she was legitly was trying to get famous or whether she just wanted the experience of being a singer in a music video. Either way, the response to the video has been nothing short of insane. The video was awful and her voice/lyrics were just as bad, but she is a fourteen yr old with now musical training or education. What should we expect? I'll admit, I laughed and made fun of it as well, but there are people who went over the top. Posting that it was awful and that she should kill herself? really? People that pull that kinda stunt are beyond my comprehension. I guess my point of this is, people risk so much for 2 mins of fame on the net, its ridiculous.
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2011/03/who-is-rebecca-black-and-why-do-we-care-about-her-/1
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