Unreal: The Proud Pursuit of 'Fakeness'

The Shallows

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[EvilUSAandthe911Lie]

@proteusview

That's a real shame... Yeah, our culture has become so incredibly phony and superficial, I wonder if continuing to call it a "culture" is still appropriate.

[Celticlight1]

@scotsmanlerxt

That's another thing (& I don't mean to provoke). Our society has become obsessed with comfort and safety, I look at those issues you mention as just relating to 'Life', one just has to live up to it. It's good for the person to 'test' themselves with new experiences, sights, conversations, reading material, hobbies & physical exercises, it's the only way we really discover who we are and they enable to orientate ourselves & choose the direction most suitable/rewarding to us.

[Beatnuk]

Seems like we're turning into post-human beings, every natural thing is replaced by some technological mimic. And our psychology is becoming like this too. People are already too dumbed down and naive to question this cultural tendency. No other species are so self-destructive and at war against reality like humans are. If we could, we would probably change our blood with embalming fluid, cause we're basically worshiping death.

[chalkboardwarrior]

I for one prefer real everything.

[DesolateManX]

"People who barely leave the house and are isolated by technology" I agree with your video but that caught me out as I'm one of these people, I've lived as a "hermit" for over three years now since I was 16, and I've had no major problems sustaining this lifestyle. During these three years I've ever only been outside, 4-5 times? This would have been impossible in any other time-frame in history. History's uprising is also it's corruption and downfall, looking at basic social issues it's evident.

[alivecobweb7]

Lady GaGa is excellent and makes Madonna look like an amateur - Naked Lady Gaga. C0000M -

[ashleypoo1319]

every time i see europeans they seem .. just less materialistic and fake. They don't seem to sit in front of their tv's and xbox's as much as we do. plus women in europe seem less likely to 'fake' themselves up

[Bettawoman]

I started writing a book in 2006. This last September I finished it and looked around. Talk about a Rip Van Winkle experience! Everyone is on Facebook and Twitter and no one visits people. I think I'll write another book. Who knows what it'll be like then.

[scotsmanlerxt]

DJs make careers out of regurgitating other artist's music.

[scotsmanlerxt]

Dolly Parton grew up admiring "the town floozy" when she was growing up. Dolly made a career out of plastic.