why does everyone look the same
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What did the professor learn from his band tour experience?
If you want to see the world, go on tour with a band. That's what my professor told me when I was back in college, and he would rave about his experience going on a coast-to-coast tour with a band. One thing that I remember he mentioned was this idea that back in the 80s when he went on tour, there wasn't such a homogeneity of culture. It used to be that if you went down south or you went somewhere in the middle of the west, you were not going to get a Caesar salad. If you asked for a Caesar salad, they would look at you sideways. But nowadays... You can not only get a Caesar salad anywhere. You could probably find a matcha bar. You could probably find, you know, pho. Good Mexican food. You could find anything.
especially Dubai chocolate.
Why does modern culture feel more homogeneous?
You could probably find it in every store across the country. And although I think this is great, it's great that we have the ability to experience all of these cultures all in one. I am not against that. Growing up where I grew up, I could eat any corner of the world anytime I wanted to. It was a blessing, right? But everything has started to feel the same, look the same. If you are an adult right now and you're kind of getting into this transition of adulthood, you've probably realized that a lot of the apartments that you are being sold to that are pretty expensive because life is expensive, they all look the same. And it makes you kind of go insane. It does, because part of you is like, was it always this way?
Was the world just always a strip of highway with multiple different gas stations, fast food options, and maybe a Denny's? No, I don't think it was. I don't think it was. And I think that what we are witnessing is the end of style. Because style doesn't make money, it doesn't. And in a world that is so fixated on revenue and making money, we experience a world that we inhabit that reflects that. That's the reason it's harder to find things that actually work. That's the reason it's harder to find things that you're like, man, I can buy into this and actually be a fan of this company or this product. It's because it's made to be cheap, quick, and to have the least amount of personality because if you have some kind of personality,
In anything, it's going to make it harder to sell. And you know what? That is exactly what is happening to people. Exactly the same thing. People are not able to build personalities for themselves because of the fear of not being able to sell that personality to somebody else. That's why you have people that dress the exact same. That's why you have this fear of finding a different kind of jacket that might make you stand out. Everything is built to be sold to you and everyone is walking around like an archetype of a human being. It's not human. But then again, we all want to fit in. We love fitting in. Nobody wants to be an outcast, right? Although Hey Ya is a goaded song, nobody wants to be an outcast.
Everybody wants to fit in some kind of puzzle piece in society, of course. I don't sit there and say that's not the case. But it does make me question if, man, what are we missing by having a world that is an illusion? Think about even the United States, right? We grew up thinking that this was a place that championed individualism. Oh, you know, that is where you can become an individual. That's where you can work hard, be your own boss, whatever. But still, everyone looks the same. Everyone's pulling up to H&M, buying the same puffer. Where's the individualism? Nobody really wants to take risks with what they're interested in because it might be weird. Where is the individualism? I don't know if it existed.
And it also, you know, I don't fault anybody for it because think about this too. I'm sure you have interests. You have things that you really like. Things that you would love to like get into, right? But when you think about the amount of time that you would sink into these things... And the fact that you wouldn't probably make money from it, you don't do it. You don't do it. Sports. Yeah. You know, working out maybe different, but like I've had this happen to my life where I've been like, I want to learn how to embroider.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What did the professor learn from his band tour experience?
0:00–0:52
2
Why does modern culture feel more homogeneous?
0:52–5:17
3
How has the perception of style changed in society?
5:17–5:45
4
What challenges do young adults face regarding individuality?
5:45–8:35
5
Why is it difficult to find unique products and styles today?
8:35–18:10