Exactly, that's the problem. People need to understand the problems with this. There are much more efficient ways of feeling better about yourself. Our society as a whole has seemingly taken the easy way out-- fighting for the negative than for the positive. It's so much easier to hate something than to be for something. Being proactive is harder and requires more effort, but you get so much more out of it and it's so much more rewarding. From what I can see, society has chosen to be negative at pretty much every given fork. We've chosen, and continue to choose the easy way out of things by just being negative.

Say what you want to do, not what others should't do-- It'll help you become happy.

As far as I'm concerned, this generation is no more easily-influenced than any other. Granted we lack positive role models, but I put that blame on the previous generation. There has been a trend in pop culture that is increasingly emphasizing the material goods which has started decades ago. This is the reason for our 'negative' role models today (keep in mind 'negative' and 'positive' are relative terms in this discussion). And I don't think it's a pathetic direction. It's actually an improvement in my opinion. About ten years ago rap pop-culture was in the thug mentality. It was about gangbangin and fucking people up. Now it's more about what cars you have and what clothes you wear. While I love this era more than anyone knows, I think this is a step in the general right direction.

You might already know this, but let me say it anyway: 'swag' IS cool. That's what cool is now. There's no denying it. Finally, implying your way of dressing is the 'right' ("Some day, it'll all click for them.") is just plain wrong. Who are you to determine what the right and wrong way are? Maybe when these kids grow up the way you dress will be wrong and theirs will be right.... And this leads me to think-- is there really a 'right' and 'wrong' way to dress? fuck

If you stuck with me and read this all then God bless you