trend-sporting

trend-sporting

There is a long standing belief that most of us, in the bid to feel relevant, are slaves to designer trends and populate our wardrobe accordingly.

Let me dispel that myth. Despite what most men and self-proclaimed intellectuals think, we are not mindless sheep; far from it. Have you ever finished a good book and wished that there was more? Pleasures are meant to be enjoyed for as long as possible. If that book ends, you'll look for other works by the same author. Apply the same principle to fashion, and you have trends. We are in constant need for new pleasures, what with constant subjugation by men, crying children, emotional lability and various, undefined, uncalled for responsibilities. If you care to look carefully, what better way to fill the void and have simple creature comforts than to have unanswerable urges and desires?

We are not governed by trends, but more so, they constantly give us something to want, and with satisfying that want comes gratification that we can't get elsewhere in our lives. Unhealthy as that may sound, often than not, problems solve themselves and having a temporary distraction is often necessary.

In my opinion, consumerism is a necessary evil and superficiality serves a purpose, no matter how small. A large portion of our economy relies, in some way or another, on the trends that drive the market and us, the market that provides the want. While the production processes leave much to be desired when it concerns our planet, you can not deny that trends, fashion and superficiality in general play a role in all of our lives, directly and indirectly.

The reason why I am writing this is because of the people who take the "higher ground", condemning superficiality and consumerism without realizing the true potential of what they put down.

It is true, both consumerism and superficiality are not ideal traits to have in our society, but instead of taking a higher ground, why not try and shape it to your liking? Maybe direct the energy of consumerism to saving the earth, or making superficiality not just about outer appearance, but having people pay more attention to their inner natures.

There are many ways to help improve our planet, and one of the ways is to do something, anything, and that isn't complaining.