Being 21 in 2011 is the best fucking thing ever. Why? I'm young enough to know how to use the internet, old enough to appreciate it and I'll never, ever be out of touch. Oh sure, there are things that are "in" now that I just don't care about, but I ignore more pop culture than I'm oblivious to. It's truly a happy time.
My prediction? Once the wow-factor of having access to basically all human knowledge almost instantly wears off, people will stop posting cat videos and racist comments and get smart. I know that seems to go against basically everything I've said, and seems to conflict with human nature, but hear me out; the internet is the worst place to spread lies and misinformation. Somewhere out there, there exists a group of people who are going to shit on your harebrained theory, your malicious falsehood. Observe how many blogs, video channels and all around malcontents are floating around tearing down the claims of creationists? Hell, the very fact the Snopes and Mythbusters exist should be a testament to a simple truth: people don't like to be lied to.
Yeah, it's disheartening sometimes. Somehow Pink keeps on breathing and the world just seems a cheaper place, but "it gets better" isn't just for gay kids. It should be for every non-shithead. Don't worry, one day, if we all work together, weed out the bullshit and work towards getting our view of reality in touch with, you know, reality, it'll get better. Education will improve, people will be less gullible and less reactive, and rationality might be the thing we use to solve problems. It could happen...
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