Oh what a time to be alive. What a world we live in that has so much to experience, even the most simple of joys can be wonderful and that's what I focus on most, probably because I am a total failure in life with zero value so the simple joys are all I've got, but I digress. With so much to love and be passionate about, surely most people, especially in the good ol USA, would be focusing mostly on those good things, despite the shit going on in the world. 

Instead, the thing I always am reminded of and the thing that people never fail to indulge in at any possible moment, is celebrity worship culture. People sure do love their goddamn celebrities? People with success and riches that all of us could only ever fantasize about. Surely, with all of that money and sheer acclaim that it would be enough for this society, but on top of their extreme wealth and success in life, they are also worshipped like gods, treated like people above us mere peasants, all by those exact same peasants in the first place. Doctors and scientists? People that actually make real differences in society? To hell with that noise, we have celebrities to cling to. 

Gonna be upfront; Celebrity worship culture is a fucking toxin. While the worshipping of so called "prominent" people has existed for pretty much all of human history, it is in the USA that the problem is at its most pathetic, especially now. We've made the concept of treating celebrities like gods as part of our core DNA here. Now, what was the recent reminder for me that all of this shit is still in full force? Why none other than the recent Oscars, which already is just a show dedicated to celebrity shitheads stroking themselves for being so rich and famous. A bunch of people wearing suits and dresses that each likely cost more than your yearly salary. Apparently, Will Smith gasp slapped Chris Rock for whatever reason!! OMG EVERYONE, how incredible is that! Some dude smacking another dude! This truly is the Mozart drama theatre of our time. Some insanely over privileged guy smacking another over privileged guy and everyone loses their goddamn mind. Keep in mind that if you or me did this exact same thing, we would get jailtime for assault. Will Smith does it? It becomes a national holiday. 

I seriously don't give the slightest ounce of a fuck about what some celebrity did at the Oscars. Even in my pathetic existence of failure, I still have much better things to focus on than this worthless tripe. Regardless, I have to be reminded of it at every single step. Celebrities worship culture demands attention and boy oh boy are people giving it that attention. Just this one stupid thing happens and all I see everywhere are memes, videos, news coverage, discussions on social media. You know those incredibly stupid magazines that are in stores across this supposedly great nation? The ones that ooze celebrity worship and make the absolute biggest fuss over literally ANYTHING celebrities do? I am sure most people would look at those and think they are idiotic magazines and not worth anything. Yet, those exact same people engage in the same thing those magazines do. Losing their minds over some meaningless spectacle just because the people involved happen to be in movies. 

This celebrity worship and the culture around it is one of many parts that I believe is causing the slow but sure downfall of this country. People have become so obsessed with celebrities and their godlike status that actually valuing things in life is becoming more and more of a joke. Most people do not care anymore about the simple joys of life, having passion about anything tangible. Instead people love their celebrities and in turn, that's all anyone wants. Think about it. Deep down, what we all really want now is fame or money, or probably both. At every corner, we are reminded that those two things are the only things that matter in life. We are reminded that fame and fortune make one a better human being than those who do not have it. This is why so many people are now endless attention whores. Terrible Youtubers that exploit their children, streamers that are unbearable and over the top, people desperately hoping that their next TikTok will be the next big thing for everyone to salivate over. It makes people desperate to feel better than their fellow peasants. This garbage has a much bigger impact than some might think. It creates arrogance, narcissism, it makes humility a relic of the past. It makes commoners crave a feeling of superiority at any chance and they are willing to be exploited to obtain it, even if the feeling only lasts for a short amount of time. 

Why do you think gaming has become such a shitshow of greed and exploitation? So very simple; Because people want to feel better than others and that is easy money for corporations. It is why Fortnite, a shining beacon of capitalism, is such a massive success. People want the latest skins, the latest battle pass garbage, all so they can feel above those who do not have them. Fortnite is a game that allows you to pay them money to advertise media properties and people actually buy this shit. All because they 1. Want to look like their favorite celebrities and 2. They want to feel superior to others by having said worthless celebrity skin. The peasants have become so stupid that they are using fake representations of celebrities to makes themselves feel better than others by proxy. Gaming has become a cesspool because of this kind of trash. People want to buy what others may not have or are able to afford and that alone gives them that tiny little ego boost they crave, because it gives them the tiniest ounce of a taste of what celebrities are like. People cannot have any success or wealth in their real life so pretending that they do in a digital space is their next best thing. The most depressing thing is that the main market that is exploited by things like Fortnite, are children. These kids are being taught right out the gate about attention obsession and that being superior to your fellow humans is all that matters. Quite ironic for a battle royale game where the sole focus is "being #1". We've seen so many spectacles made by brain dead parents about gaming over the decades. They claimed that violence in gaming will bring our downfall, will corrupt our youth. That even the slightest accidental exposure to sexual content in a game or media will be the instant annihilation a child's innocence. Many still think that even today. All while their children are being groomed into nice little drones by celebrity worship culture and games like Fortnite, which has the sole goal of being superior to others, in any way possible. These same parents do not bat an eye over such things, in fact they fuel it. 

This kind of stuff is all I ever see on social media. People being attention whores, flaunting their new shiny outfit, car or whatever else they recently bought that must surely bring value to their life, right? If they cannot do that because they don't have much money, they will share images and memes of the things they so desperately wish they had. It is why we have endless amounts of TV shows dedicated to celebrities and their superior existence. People at bare minimum want to visually witness the life they will never obtain, because that's what they've been told this whole time, that having 3 mega mansions and 15 supercars is what gives your life value. They watch this garbage like mindless husks all while everything falls apart around them. Doesn't matter. As long as the rich and the famous are doing alright, then all is well with the world. No longer is social media about bringing people closer together and allowing us to just talk, now it is an endless ego stroking contest where the only winners are the celebrities and capitalists. The well being of your fellow man is of no importance, because they don't have the money and fame. And yet people wonder why mental health is such a massive problem and why nobody appreciates anything anymore, because the motto of our culture is that only riches and status matter. The people of the USA can attempt to deny it, but all they've been doing is proving me right. I consider myself a nihilist for many reasons, all of this is just one of them. 

My overall point in the end is thus: We need to stop focusing on celebrities as if they are gods among men. We need to focus on each other, helping each other, improving our world. We need to have passion for things that matter and there's a lot out there to be passionate about. Big or small. This blog is mostly a negative rant, but I hope I can inspire something positive in the end.