Slight of Hand

I read it. It was there, in black and white, yet it doesn't seem real. How could any of it actually exist? There's no way that people could truly be that interested in such mundane things. Are people really wasting their time on asking such worthless questions? The answers to all of these is yes. It has now become chic to "follow" peoples every waking move, thought, and feeling. Whether it's on Twitter or Facebook or even on here, it's "in" to follow your favorite celebrities or your favorite blogs and not have anything of merit to say for yourself. Do you really thing anyone cares on Facebook where you are at this exact moment every second of the day? It seems that everyone has become caught up in doing and saying whatever they can to get more people to listen to them. Even if it isn't their own words, they'll post whatever they can just to get a few "thumbs up." If getting more followers is the goal, then why bother coming up with anything on your own? I'm sure Kim Kardashian can tweet it for you instead, and she'll get paid by Armani to do it.

Now, I'm sure that someone who's reading this will think to themself, "aren't you attempting to do the exact same thing with this blog?" No, absolutely not. I titled this the musings and ramblings of a mad man and that's exactly what it is. It's just me saying what I feel at a given time. I'm writing this for myself and sometimes to entertain my friends but above all else, I don't care who sees this. I wrote it for myself. Now, if others read it and enjoy it, that's good, too. I will have no problem with that because I didn't have to force words in hopes that others would share it. Don't quote me, don't quote anyone for that matter. Find your own way of saying how YOU feel. For god's sake, stop being so damned lazy and looking for someone else to say something for you. This is like those friends you have that claim they know someone who is "the funniest person in the office," and when you meet them, all they do is quote movies and TV shows. I guess creativity no longer gains you any points when idiots will cackle if you repeat the funny line from the Dane Cook stand up.

Life wasn't meant to be lived online. The internet is a tool to help enrich our lives with information, entertainment and an easier way to communicate with everyone. But just like anything good, people find a way of over using it to the point of it dominating every facet of your life. Web suicide 2.0 is starting to look better and better every day.