For several years I have wondered how so many young adults became so messed up in their thinking. I thought that yes, being raised on years of psych meds was probably a contributing factor, but how were their thinking patterns concerning what is right and wrong changed so drastically? Some think it was the advent of social media and while I can agree it most likely contributed along with a huge amount of video game screen time there had to be other contributing factors. How did we end up with so many "entitled" young people?
You have to admit huge numbers of them operate like packs of ravenous wolves attacking en force against anyone who entertains any idea different from their current "group think". While some think that mainstream media is to blame I tend to believe that previously fostered behavior has only been capitalized on. The last few days that belief has been permanently cemented into my brain.
The last several months we've been marathoning a lot of series from the 2000s and 2010s that were created for and marketed towards younger teenagers of the time- those that are young adults now. They are extremely "cheesy" in my opinion but sometimes boredom will lead you down strange viewing paths. The majority of the shows center around supernatural creatures: vampires, werewolves, witches, aliens, ghosts, monsters, etc. So last night we were watching one of these series when Kdog made an observation that really got my gears turning. He brought up the fact that in all of these shows the main group of characters' ultimate answer to anyone who disagrees with them is to kill them.
Now it's not completely surprising that fantasy creatures in a television show would not behave as most humans would but these shows were aimed at pre-teens and very young teens who tend to model their behaviors after their favorite characters whether those be from movies, television, books, movies, social media or whatever. So here are a few observations about these types of series that almost all seem to have in common.
The core group of characters consists of mainly narcissists.
Any character who disagrees with the core group is usually killed.
No matter how horrible the actions of the core group they are painted as the "good guys".
The core characters claim to care about "friends" and associates but in reality only use them to attack others who disagree with them with no real benefits in return.
Anyone not in the immediate core group is considered "lesser" and rather than being downplayed it is celebrated among the core.
There is blatant disregard for law, morals and any sort of authority whatsoever. Parents are almost always portrayed as murderous or at least extremely abusive- and also almost always killed.
Most characters are independently wealthy and only the "lesser" people have to work for a living.
These are just a few of many, many things I've noticed in this programming. Most of these shows aired for at least several seasons and were the most popular teen shows of their time, plenty of time for these "values" to sink into impressionable minds. The behaviors we see amongst the 25-35 age bracket mirror the behavior glamorized in these shows- not all but in the majority definitely yes.
Narcissists and sense of entitlement- Yes
People who don't agree with current group think should die- Yes
No respect for authority- Yes
Use others to attack disagreeing parties in pack-like behavior- Yes
They deserve to live the "high life" without having to work for it- Yes
They are always the "good guys" no matter how horrid their actions- Yes
Anyone who isn't part of their group is "lesser" and looked down upon- Yes
The similarities are endless! My curiosity has been sated.
You have to admit huge numbers of them operate like packs of ravenous wolves attacking en force against anyone who entertains any idea different from their current "group think". While some think that mainstream media is to blame I tend to believe that previously fostered behavior has only been capitalized on. The last few days that belief has been permanently cemented into my brain.
The last several months we've been marathoning a lot of series from the 2000s and 2010s that were created for and marketed towards younger teenagers of the time- those that are young adults now. They are extremely "cheesy" in my opinion but sometimes boredom will lead you down strange viewing paths. The majority of the shows center around supernatural creatures: vampires, werewolves, witches, aliens, ghosts, monsters, etc. So last night we were watching one of these series when Kdog made an observation that really got my gears turning. He brought up the fact that in all of these shows the main group of characters' ultimate answer to anyone who disagrees with them is to kill them.
Now it's not completely surprising that fantasy creatures in a television show would not behave as most humans would but these shows were aimed at pre-teens and very young teens who tend to model their behaviors after their favorite characters whether those be from movies, television, books, movies, social media or whatever. So here are a few observations about these types of series that almost all seem to have in common.
The core group of characters consists of mainly narcissists.
Any character who disagrees with the core group is usually killed.
No matter how horrible the actions of the core group they are painted as the "good guys".
The core characters claim to care about "friends" and associates but in reality only use them to attack others who disagree with them with no real benefits in return.
Anyone not in the immediate core group is considered "lesser" and rather than being downplayed it is celebrated among the core.
There is blatant disregard for law, morals and any sort of authority whatsoever. Parents are almost always portrayed as murderous or at least extremely abusive- and also almost always killed.
Most characters are independently wealthy and only the "lesser" people have to work for a living.
These are just a few of many, many things I've noticed in this programming. Most of these shows aired for at least several seasons and were the most popular teen shows of their time, plenty of time for these "values" to sink into impressionable minds. The behaviors we see amongst the 25-35 age bracket mirror the behavior glamorized in these shows- not all but in the majority definitely yes.
Narcissists and sense of entitlement- Yes
People who don't agree with current group think should die- Yes
No respect for authority- Yes
Use others to attack disagreeing parties in pack-like behavior- Yes
They deserve to live the "high life" without having to work for it- Yes
They are always the "good guys" no matter how horrid their actions- Yes
Anyone who isn't part of their group is "lesser" and looked down upon- Yes
The similarities are endless! My curiosity has been sated.
As an American it's your responsibility to have your own strategic duck stockpile. You can't expect the government to do it for you.
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