Do children nonetheless name each and every different posers? Is that also a factor, or have we developed previous dictating what somebody else’s “true taste” is and what it will have to at all times be? My revel in of present day teenager existence is handiest seen in the course of the lens of tiktok — or what my niece tells me once I ask her questions like an out-of-touch previous woman — however it kind of feels just like the more moderen generations are a lot more accepting of private taste evolution and self discovery. In fact, on-line and in actual existence are two various things. And not having that onerous separation between faculty and private existence, because of social media, I’ve to surprise: has it gotten higher? Or has it gotten tougher?
I will’t have in mind ever being referred to as a poser (no less than to my face) however I was curious if the worry of being classified a poser made any of my friends too fearful to experiment with their very own taste, their very own pursuits. I used to be at all times just a little offbeat, however a part of my never-quite-fitting-in-ness was once additionally no longer even belonging to a subculture. Apart from in my overdue teenagers and early 20s. The ones have been my scene child days. [And for a brief but glorious and mullet-heavy time, I realized what fun it was to be among people with similar interests and style.]
However I digress.
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