by fun_yunchables » Thu Sep 01, 2016 10:33 pm
my 2c on these kind of people in general:
1. people are not their social media profile, nor are their social media profile them. what this guy appears to be on the internet likely is not the whole picture--don't let stereotypes infringe upon your judgement (better yet, don't judge (smiling))
2. no matter whatever appearance of "curation" (i too believe that he's just regurgitating "old" trends), in the end it has no affect on me or my tastes, and so i don't think that needs any sort of scorning. if he wants to pretend, then let him pretend, it has no effect on your life unless you actually subscribe to that look, which in case i don't think you'd be nice comment about him anyway.
3. even if he is pretending, remember that everyone starts somewhere. i'm sure every one of us has gone through this phase at some point, or still going through it. maybe he just has more media attention than us during it. people aren't innately born with "taste" (quite subjective as it's a result of our experiences); it's something that's learned, more often through imitation than not.
4. if it's really so frustrating, rather than complaining, i think a more productive use of time would be to do something about the issue or annoyance, like starting your own "taste" instagram in response. in some sense, complaining about it accomplishes nothing but making you feel negatively.
coolest lame guy u'll ever meet