Trivial Culture

Technology is a controlling factor worldwide. We can do so much with a couple taps on our iPhones. We are able to bully others without looking them in the eye or send nude pictures to our "lovers" without having sex. The world has evolved to only function with these electronic devices. Everyone has one and nothing is special. Huxley, the author of Brave New World, feared we would become a trivial culture. His fear has become a reality; technology made this a reality. We all have conformed to a society of IPhones and tablets. Who do we blame for the making of such a trivial culture? Many adults today blame the youth of the world for this. Although we are not the ones producing the electronics. We are not Steve Jobs. The next time you blame your kids for being on their phones all the time just know that Steve Jobs is the one to blame, because they probably have an iPhone.

Technology isn't the only thing that has made us a trivial culture. Lululemon, Northface, UGG, and Hunter Boots can also be blamed for making a generic culture. When walking around the University of Michigan campus in the fall or winter you see all the same person going to class. Black leggings, black parka from Northface, and either Uggs or Hunters are on 80% of the girls bodies during those seasons. No girl stands out from the rest.

School also has made us a trivial culture. When your mom drives around with a sticker that says, "My student is an honor student" on the back of her van, tell her that you aren't special. Everybody is an honor student at schools now. No one is accelerates because everyone is accelerated. Anyone can take an AP class. Students all over the United States take the same tests to see how smart they are with a no. 2 pencil and a scantron. Now can you say your student is an honor student.

Huxley predicted the future and it actually came true. We are a trivial culture and what we love is ruining us.