This Is Seriously Emo

Chuck Klosterman, author of Sex, Drugs, & Cocoa Puffs, rambles on and on his thoughts about romance and how everyone is blinded with the notion of fake love. This is the fantasy version of romance--the cliché "forever & always", "happily ever after" love... the love that we all dream of. But it's a dream for a reason; it will never happen. We all believe that it's possible, and there might be a microscopic sliver of a chance, but this kind of love is not normal. 

Before reading the chapter "This is Emo" I fell for this fictitious amour and it sickens me a bit. I've learned that the mass media has been feeding our minds lies. They put a pretty picture in our head which manipulates our brain into thinking it's OUR fault for not reaching the heights of romance we see everywhere. They make it seem totally achievable and common, but the thing is... it's only common IN THE MEDIA, it's the only place we see it. But because the media is everywhere and they depict love in natural, seemingly realistic settings, we believe it's possible. Movies, TV shows, songs, books, ect. are setting us all up for failure. The media prompts us to need something deeper than what we want. We love entertainment and fake love shines high in the sky. We can't erase this form of amusement because it has been around for so long. Fake love will last forever. After this reading I realized that it takes a serious dose of life-questioning to recognize our world of deception.