Instant Fame, Instant Shame

If I move my hand, it might undo the divorce.

A recent survey by the USA Today found that 51% of high school students desired fame more than anything else. This is the first time in history that the desire for fame has superceded the desire for material goods and security. This can partially be explained by the fact that, thanks to websites like Youtube, it is easier than ever before to become famous.

Another trend that coincides eerily with the growing desire for celebrity is the growth in the number of dysfunctional families, which has also recently hit the 50% mark in the United States.

Sociologist Benedict Carey says that where you find people desperate for fame, you find people from broken homes. These young people feel the need to be loved. Unfortunately, love is confused with attention, since they are usually neglected.

This attention craving has lead to the recent trend of ‘camwhores.’ It is no surprise that the easiest way to get attention online (especially for young women) is through nudity. This attention is a hollow replacement for the attention they never recieved at home. Confusion combined with new technologies can lead to negative effects.

…especially with a room full of anonymous jerks yelling the online idiom, “Tits of GTFO”