Popular culture

Popular culture seems to idolize a certain way of living. As I listened to “Pop That Pussy” by 2 Live Crew, I couldn’t help but notice the themes: open sex, partying hard, doing drugs, and living without limits. The message is clear—freedom means indulgence. In another one of their songs, “Banned in the USA,” the group pushes back against censorship, arguing that their lyrics are misunderstood and not meant to promote violence or disrespect toward women. They claim to be simply expressing pleasure and freedom in a new era, pushing against the morals of those who don’t understand—likely white, conservative America. Hearing those lyrics made me reflect on the current state of popular culture, especially from my perspective as a middle-class white guy in my early twenties. Today, in much of rap, movies, and TikTok, there’s this ever-present sense that to be “free” is to act on every desire. If you want to fuck, you fuck. If you want to do drugs, you do them. If you want to party and lose ...
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March 13

 I told myself I was going to write this in the morning but that was 15 minutes ago and I've since changed my mind. It's 12:16AM and I have the urge to write. The last few months have been a pretty strange period. I can't really tell if I've matured at all or if it's the weed. I go in and out of thinking phases more often, like I'll think that meditation is the answer but then I'll also go into pleasure seeking behaviors like drugs, alcohol, sex, love and gaming. Both never really get me to what I want so I switch when I don't think one way of thinking is working. For example, in my meditation phase, I'll be very calm and present but at the same time extremely nice and forgiving. In this phase I feel like I'm most susceptible to get taken advantage of. I think the right balance is to be in that state but also be aware enough to stand up for yourself when you think something is going wrong. Then when I'm in my pleasure seeking phase my actions are more destructive and of short term benefit. 

As I'm writing this I also notice how black and white my thinking could be. I tend to label things as good or bad, all of which is very dependent on the mood i'm feeling in the moment.


Ok thats all I'm writing, I'm tired. Here is a picture of a building.



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