New Study Finds You Boring and Basic
Growing up, we are told to embrace our differences and to just “be ourselves”. Unfortunately, most children and teenagers soon realize that being different is not the best social strategy, and most soon conform to certain standards of appearance and behaviour. High school is where some youth find out what they identify with, and others discover this in university. This includes what crowd you fit into, where your true interests lie, and what people you enjoy being around; however, this is a process that is predicated on stereotypes and conforming to them. In other words, this is how cliques are formed.
You are Boring and Basic and You Know it
I believe cliques form and persist due to a lack of passion and social courage among the members within them. This is normal in high school, as most kids that age lack the life experience and self-awareness to recognize what they are passionate about, let alone act on it. In university, life experience starts to trickle into people’s lives, and cliques are not as apparent, but they still dominate the social fabric of campus. It is only when passion starts to integrate itself into people’s lives do stereotypical conformities start to dissolve in place of a stronger, more individual identity that was shaped as a result of someone acting on what activities or interests they hold dear.
In fact, today it is easier than ever to become famous thanks to social media and the internet
What does all of this have to do with being boring or basic? Humans are a highly socialized species, and most of us dream about being famous in some form or another. In fact, today it is easier than ever to become famous thanks to social media and the internet. There are numerous cases of seemingly average people who became famous because they posted a video of themselves on YouTube. There are normal girls who are famous because they post attractive pictures of themselves on Instagram. Countless more examples exist, but we are truly living in the golden age of self-promotion. Because of this, it is more important than ever to be passionate. We are all competing for attention with one another, but in order to win out, you have to be passionate to stand out from the crowd.
