I work in one of the worst environments known in the Western World. It’s even worse than a boring office job. It’s a retail profession. Literally, I’m a modern day slave in this second gilded age, so every day is deeply painful. I mean, just imagine if all the widgets in our computers had feelings. That’s exactly what it’s like in all the major stores you frequent. Every time you move an item or misplace it, every time you spill something, and every time you leave a cart in a random isle someone has to be there to clean it up.
But most people on average don’t give a fuck, especially since the people who helped them were rude and inconsiderate. Your average shopper isn’t aware of the amount of work it takes to run a store so they chalk the nasty attitude up to being upset by having empty lives that are full of purposelessness. They think that’s why most of them are rude because they don’t have dreams. And, we all know how important dreaming is. It’s a path that leads to personal fulfillment. It’s hope. It’s everything. But, most retail workers do have dreams. They’re just pissed because of the harsh working conditions and their struggle to realize whatever purpose they’ve created for themselves.
Many are from the lower and middle class, ranging from poor veteran retail workers to poor college kids. Then on the fringes, you have the struggling artists or the people who are over qualified and in between careers.
Needless to say, the retail force is a pretty eclectic group but if there’s one thing most of them have in common it’s that they’re going through their trials and tribulations from point A to Z. They’re experiencing this “uphill battle” towards something greater. It’s an ongoing war to reach some grand goal, whether it’s clear and concrete or vague and uncertain. It’s a narrative with a happy ending.
These people grew up and continue to live with this experience. But, what if they didn’t? What if they became the best at something at a young age? What if they fulfilled their goals at 5 or 6? If everything they ever wanted was realized from the get go…well, where would they go from there? What would they do? I don’t think they’d be working in retail but, I don’t think a lot of them would actually live well, either.
I mean, just look at all the childhood actors. There’s Justin Bieber, Lindsay Lohan, Brittney Spears, Miley Cyrus, Amanda Bynes, Macaulay Culkin, you name it. There are so many kids who grew up in fame, they never went through that journey of their own. There was never any search for one’s sense of self. Many of them were pushed by obsessive parents who would do whatever it took to ensure their child’s fame. And when they became famous, they were given everything. Suddenly there’s no need for a purpose, so life becomes confusing and boring.
That’s why they do so many crazy things because they’re on the outside of that common experience most of go through. For many young successful people there’s no longer anything left to do so they often seek excitement like a drug and even go so far as to take drugs just to kill the boredom.
Not to generalize and say that all childhood actors hit rock bottom. There’s Leonardo DiCaprio, Ryan Gosling, Elijah Wood, Kerstan Dunts, and many more. However, given the substantial number of childhood actors who do go bad, it’s interesting to see how the absence of having something to strive can have lasting psychological effects.
So next time you read a gossip article about a childhood actor having a mental breakdown just remember how important it really is to have a goal to reach.
But most people on average don’t give a fuck, especially since the people who helped them were rude and inconsiderate. Your average shopper isn’t aware of the amount of work it takes to run a store so they chalk the nasty attitude up to being upset by having empty lives that are full of purposelessness. They think that’s why most of them are rude because they don’t have dreams. And, we all know how important dreaming is. It’s a path that leads to personal fulfillment. It’s hope. It’s everything. But, most retail workers do have dreams. They’re just pissed because of the harsh working conditions and their struggle to realize whatever purpose they’ve created for themselves.
Many are from the lower and middle class, ranging from poor veteran retail workers to poor college kids. Then on the fringes, you have the struggling artists or the people who are over qualified and in between careers.
Needless to say, the retail force is a pretty eclectic group but if there’s one thing most of them have in common it’s that they’re going through their trials and tribulations from point A to Z. They’re experiencing this “uphill battle” towards something greater. It’s an ongoing war to reach some grand goal, whether it’s clear and concrete or vague and uncertain. It’s a narrative with a happy ending.
These people grew up and continue to live with this experience. But, what if they didn’t? What if they became the best at something at a young age? What if they fulfilled their goals at 5 or 6? If everything they ever wanted was realized from the get go…well, where would they go from there? What would they do? I don’t think they’d be working in retail but, I don’t think a lot of them would actually live well, either.
I mean, just look at all the childhood actors. There’s Justin Bieber, Lindsay Lohan, Brittney Spears, Miley Cyrus, Amanda Bynes, Macaulay Culkin, you name it. There are so many kids who grew up in fame, they never went through that journey of their own. There was never any search for one’s sense of self. Many of them were pushed by obsessive parents who would do whatever it took to ensure their child’s fame. And when they became famous, they were given everything. Suddenly there’s no need for a purpose, so life becomes confusing and boring.
That’s why they do so many crazy things because they’re on the outside of that common experience most of go through. For many young successful people there’s no longer anything left to do so they often seek excitement like a drug and even go so far as to take drugs just to kill the boredom.
Not to generalize and say that all childhood actors hit rock bottom. There’s Leonardo DiCaprio, Ryan Gosling, Elijah Wood, Kerstan Dunts, and many more. However, given the substantial number of childhood actors who do go bad, it’s interesting to see how the absence of having something to strive can have lasting psychological effects.
So next time you read a gossip article about a childhood actor having a mental breakdown just remember how important it really is to have a goal to reach.
Nails this bizarre thread completely. When I read the first lines of the OP I never would have thought it was actually meant to be taken seriously.