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Israfel's journal of life
Here I write things that happens in my life along with thoughts and contemplations and opinions
What's so great about being "cool"?
Why does so many people strive to become "cool" now a days? What is the point of it? What can they use it for? Nothing, in my opinion.

Who defines what is "cool" and what is not? Who cares anway? Everyone does apparently. But why do they do that? Is it for their own sake or for others? Do they do it to stand out and be acknowlegded? Because they want to be "different"? To show their "rebellion"? The theories are plenty.

I really will not bother to find out why. All I know, is that I find it lame and shallow. Why be "cool" anyway? It serves no purpose. None other than you having to keep it up and maintain it. What is wrong with being plain? If everybody were plain, would that be considered being "cool"? Again, I do not care. I know that those people who find me interesting, funny etc. like me even though I may not be "cool". If people want to avoid me because I hear the "wrong" music, then let them. I do not care. I do not want to submit to this ridiculous R & B/rap/hip hop culture. I do not even like any of these things. You cannot handle it? Fine, now go away.

Everywhere I see people who wear their caps like dorks. I see people buy clothes for three times the money that I buy my clothes for. These people obviously have too much money to blow on excessive clothes. Why do ladies have so many shoes? I have one pair. That is enough for me. They have lasted for about 4-5 years by now. They have never been any trouble at all. Again something I find excessive.

If clothes was not enough. There is also "cool" food. MacDonalds, where food is crap, sells huge amounts of "food", which apparently is "good". You like the taste? Then just buy a bucket of the stuff they fry it all in. That's where the taste comes from. The food there is fattening, expensive, but worst of all is it, that it doesn't make you feel full. I do not understand why people buy it there.

Then there's music. The "cool" music right now must be that rhytm and blues thing. Or whatever it's called. Oh well, no one cares. Anyway!
People must think they are "cool" because they listen to this. News flash: You are not "cool", but a dork who think it's "cool" to do so. Why has it become so popular anyway? Because the media, i.e. television, radio and the internet succesfully have brainwashed young people to make them think that it is the "right" music to listen to. That is why I don't watch MTV or listen to the radio. I want to keep being sane.

People use many ways to become "cool". It's just sad that you are only worth something if you are "cool". Again, I do not care if I'm nothing worth, if it means that I have to become a dork


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  • User Comments: [9]
    I agree with you on every level there, Adam. But one thing stands, it is their choice to try and achieve this unknown cool, because it makes them feel like they fit it, when in actual fact it just categorises them into the section with no individuality or freedom.

    That said, I believe they have the right to make up their own mind about things as we all do, and we can't really stand hear and critisize what they listen to, why? It would only be okay to say R&B was absolute shite if we OWNED the industry, but alas we don't.

    comment Amiku · Community Member · Thu Nov 11, 2004 @ 06:13pm
    I'm glad you agree with me. It is my believe that these people does this to find "their place". A shame it has to be with looks and not personality. I have met plenty of "cool" people, who has treated me like sh*t. Everyone else says they are nice. Is it because they are "cool" or because of something else?

    comment Israfel85 · Community Member · Thu Nov 11, 2004 @ 06:17pm
    Why be "cool" when you could be your self? I mean all theses people who think their "cool" their just trying to hide. If you be your self thats all you need to be. I never knew why people need to be "cool". I'm me and thats all I'll ever be and these so caled "cool people" should be their selves.

    comment Shinlo Ranada · Community Member · Fri Nov 12, 2004 @ 12:38am
    no man cool is just a word used by stoners (im an ex-stoner i should know) so yeah man dont be so frustraited over nothing your better than me (at-least i have the balls to say your my Idol i would kill to have what you have man it seems the one person i cared for just pushes me to the side)so like i said your better than me I...Im sorry i just cant take it any more

    comment 00 Dante 00 · Community Member · Fri Nov 12, 2004 @ 12:56pm
    I'm very pleased about your comments :nod3:

    How am I better than you Dan? Please explain yourself

    comment Israfel85 · Community Member · Mon Nov 15, 2004 @ 06:34pm
    Your just better than me you have people that care about you and i only have one who thinks im a jackass and i need to die so there you go


    oh and call me Dim.

    comment 00 Dante 00 · Community Member · Tue Nov 16, 2004 @ 03:17am
    I'm sorry to hear that Dim. I wish we two could be friends.

    comment Israfel85 · Community Member · Tue Nov 16, 2004 @ 04:20pm
    i dont understand one thing in what you are writing, why does it make you "cool" to have many pairs of shoes...i have approximatly 8-9 pairs but im not cool so this argument doesnt make sence at all to me

    comment Vegeta-sama · Community Member · Tue Nov 16, 2004 @ 05:40pm
    I didn't day it made you "cool", but that is excessive with so many shoes

    comment Israfel85 · Community Member · Tue Nov 16, 2004 @ 06:48pm
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