Why do we admire the rich?

Why do the youth of today admire those with money? Why does the entertainment industry rely on image more than ever in today's society? Why does a person so dumb, talentless, and bitchy as Paris Hilton gain so much publicity? Why does the car crash of a drunk Lindsey Lohan make CNN?

Wait, stop, think about that. Reread the paragraph if you must. Now answer yourself this: Do I admire the rich? Would I rather pay attention to the lives of the wealthy than take responsibility in my own world?

If you do, you aren't broken, but you have succumbed to a disgusting trend in today's pop-culture.

Teens admire the rich because they believe that they themselves could one day be wealthy. It is an unrealistic dream that only leads to broken hearts and broken wallets. There is also the power issue. If you are so egotistical that you imagine yourself as a wealthy citizen with more rights than other people when in reality, you are a middle-class teen with no job, you really have issues and need to start thinking about reality and how that's not how life works. Acting rich is a trend. Trends die with generations and I hope this one goes soon.

Since you read my blog, Shannon, I know that you watch that horrid show, Laguna Beach on MTV. Why do you get such a kick out of watching rich snobs buy things and bitch about situations that the normal person goes through everyday with no complain? It bugs me.

However, the show itself is a reminder that many people with the money and leisure to make a difference are drowning in their pettty concerns. Not only that; their callow understanding of the world, of its size and variety of lifestyles, many of which are based simply on obtaining food--their realities will remain unchallenged. The world is what they want it to be. It's like kids in frats and sororities in this town, who have never left the south, and will inherit the family business, and live in a cocoon that has been there for generations. Its quite interesting how the wealthy could excape reailty by watching movies and shows about the poor and middle class, when the the low and middle class excape reality by watching movies and shows about the wealthy. Don't try and be something that you aren't by living vicariously through unrealistic media. Don't get me started on the "ghetto age" that we are just beginning to pass.