snotklap on Nostr: People always need idols—presidents, celebrities, influencers—anyone but ...
People always need idols—presidents, celebrities, influencers—anyone but themselves. They cannot understand themselves, so they look to others to tell them how to live, what to think, what to wear, what to like or dislike, what to fear, and what to desire.
They never stop to question why. They never look beyond the surface. Instead, they blindly follow, content to be shaped by forces outside themselves.
And the system makes sure there’s an idol for everyone. Elon for the tech crowd, Trump for the boomers, Kanye for those who think rebellion is fashion, Tate for the men desperate to feel powerful. Each group fed exactly what they crave, and they eat it up without a second thought, mistaking it for wisdom, mistaking it for truth.
They never stop to question why. They never look beyond the surface. Instead, they blindly follow, content to be shaped by forces outside themselves.
And the system makes sure there’s an idol for everyone. Elon for the tech crowd, Trump for the boomers, Kanye for those who think rebellion is fashion, Tate for the men desperate to feel powerful. Each group fed exactly what they crave, and they eat it up without a second thought, mistaking it for wisdom, mistaking it for truth.