I had an actual nightmare about AP Lang last night. Just wanted to put that out there...
Okay, rant time. Don’t worry; I’ll be sure to link a nice angsty song to accompany this. WHY THE HELL DOES NOBODY DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN SCHOOLWORK AND EXTRACURRICULARS ANYMORE? Sure, I have plenty of homework and extracurricular activities myself, not to mention the stupid projects and long term assignments like say maintaining a blog that get thrown into the mix, but this is just ridiculous. When I’m not fulfilling my responsibilities or sleeping, I make an effort to drag myself out of bed in order to make the most of my fading adolescence. However, I seem to be the only one. If I want to see my friends, I have to organize a gathering. Nobody calls or just shows up at the front door to ask if you want to hang out anymore. I thought I had at least another five years before I had to start making appointments to see my own friends. I have practically seen entire friend groups dissolve due to the sheer lack of time spent together. And when I do arrange something, don’t even get me started on the god$@*! - &@%#ing smartphones.
Though I admit that I enjoy the amenity of a phone smarter than myself, it sometimes feels as though I am a human anachronism in this age of technology. The amatory reliance some people have on their phones is sickening. If I have gone through the trouble to be face to face with you, you better not be using your phone for anything other than communicating with a parent, taking a picture, playing music, or looking something up. I swear I am dangerously close to levying a personal tax on every text message you send from my residence. It kills me inside whenever I make plans with someone only to have them totally out of it and texting someone or playing games in my presence. What, am I not entertaining enough for you? If you’d rather be doing something else, please don’t let me stop you. Go be with whoever it is that you’re texting or go play videogames and watch Netflix from the darkness of your room while your entire life wastes away. I’ll just be here trying ensure that I’ll have something to look back on when I’m an adult with real world responsibilities that doesn’t involve me alone in my room playing the Sims 3. All in all, I blame society and the education system. Current Score |