You know, I don’t have a very interesting life.
I’ve kind of gotten to a point in my life I think where I am starting to notice the repetitiveness.
It’s not at all like I don’t enjoy my life.
Because I do.
I may not be blessed with all of the cliché things that are associated with a “perfect” life, but I certainly have close to everything I need.
But sometimes, it’s the drama that keeps things interesting.
Drama can make or break you.
Either way – you’re never bored.
I’ve known people who have been so insanely bored with their lives, that they have felt the need to create their own drama.
And in doing this, a few of them have actually ended up fucking up their lives completely.
But what is it about boredom that makes people do this?
Is boredom really that bad?
Has Generation Y simply become "The Bored Generation"?
The generation that has seen it all, and has it all, and knows it all?
With one hand texting, the other typing and swapping screens between Facebook, Myspace, Twitter and Dailybooth, whilst on Skype and a DVD playing in the background and only one thing in mind: BOREDOM.
I’ve kind of gotten to a point in my life I think where I am starting to notice the repetitiveness.
It’s not at all like I don’t enjoy my life.
Because I do.
I may not be blessed with all of the cliché things that are associated with a “perfect” life, but I certainly have close to everything I need.
But sometimes, it’s the drama that keeps things interesting.
Drama can make or break you.
Either way – you’re never bored.
I’ve known people who have been so insanely bored with their lives, that they have felt the need to create their own drama.
And in doing this, a few of them have actually ended up fucking up their lives completely.
But what is it about boredom that makes people do this?
Is boredom really that bad?
Has Generation Y simply become "The Bored Generation"?
The generation that has seen it all, and has it all, and knows it all?
With one hand texting, the other typing and swapping screens between Facebook, Myspace, Twitter and Dailybooth, whilst on Skype and a DVD playing in the background and only one thing in mind: BOREDOM.
2 comments:
This is sad but true. i hate to bring up the age old saying "you are a product of your environment" It's so cliche but it is true. I don't think the problem lies in that Generation Y as a whole are lazy. I think that Generation Y was unfortunate enough to grow up in a world run by Generation X. It is a bold statement, but i am going to stick to my guns. If you were to conduct a survey you would most likely find that young adults who's parents allowed them to sit around as a child and not force them to go outside and play are more likely to end up being lazy and thus forth becoming subjected to boredom via the internet or gaming. But people like me who's parents forced them to go outside when they were younger are more likely to become less and less interested with things like the internet or gaming and are then subconsciously forced to go outside and do more things therefore not being subjected to boredom. I think our generation has a bad rap for being lazy and unmotivated. But I think that it is not because we were born that way, but because we were raised that way. If you disagree with me then that's okay, but i am going to stay with my argument.
drewilgenfritz Thank you so much for your feedback. I understand where you are coming from. And I suppose in many ways, we are a lazy and unmotivated generation.
However, when I was a kid, I lived near alot of bushland and spent most of my childhood (until about 12 years old) outside exploring with my siblings. Yet, I grew up to be obsessed with the internet.
I don't really know if there is really any avoiding it - it's just kind of the way the world is now.
As much as someone may want to hide from this generation, like it or not, they're part of it.
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