fargo

One of the problems with authenticity is that the world does not value it - the world rejects authenticity. The world wants a smile - the world wants to hear what it wants to hear. The world wants to be told that it is pretty and smart and funny and that everything is going to be ok. "Perception is everything." No. Complex thought and true engagement with life is everything. Authenticity is everything. We are becoming a society that acts rather than lives. We are becoming a society that thinks Seth Rogen is funny and authentic and that The Bachelor, The Voice and all the other myriad bullshit competition and "reality TV" shows are valid ways to spend time. We are a society that gives people what they want to get what we want. We are a society of socially manipulative political game-players. We are frauds. The world is a lie. Marketing is a lie, television is a lie - even most popular music is inauthentic, fraudulent garbage. Where is there truth? Donald Trump is enjoying success with his base because his base shares the same atrocious opinions and - like them - lets them come out of his mouth. He is atrocious and his opinions and ideas are atrocious. Is he authentic? No - he's another pandering fool feeding red meat to a bunch of angry, starving dogs made crazy by years of prodding and intellectual overdose on anger and fear. There is no authenticity and the world is full of mindless media junkies, entertainment addicts and stupid people giving birth to more stupid people. I value my little enclave at the edge of nowhere more and more these days - and as soon as I watch the finale of Fargo, I'm gonna get up and change everything.