wRant: The Grammy's Lost Art

The Grammy's. Oh sigh, the Grammy's. It pains me to even say, The Grammy's. It has been rubbed too hard against the Kardashians and the Baby Booboos or whatever her name is. The Grammy's have turned into a big sloppy party with no class, no control, and no thoughtful or meaningful art. The death of the Grammy's is no surprise. The nature of the television market has made the death of art inevitable. The people who analyze, create, and hear the art are a minority, but because it's televised it must appeal to the majority; the majority only being amused with scandals, drama, and erratic behavior. It seems an unfortunate necessity. One that the Grammy's cannot recover.

wRant: Facebook is for Lazy People

Ultimately Facebook lowers the quality of relationships. It's not a beneficial tool to keep in contact with people; it's an excuse not to truly interact with them.

Further, the intellectual dialogue is minimal. I'm not saying every piece of communication needs to be thought-provoking, logical, or even articulate, but Facebook is crowded with overly simplistic blurbs. There is no challenge to your mind, rather it's a lulling into desolation and apathy.
The ease of "likes" and "checking in" are T.M.I. features that only serve to irritate people you know. It is also a way for corporations to advertise and collect data incognito because ultimately Facebook is a gigantic database for corporations. Your profile is akin to a survey; but isn't it clever that Facebook packages it in a way that makes you feel like you're just telling your friends and family what kinds of things you like? If there ever was a "big brother," you certainly don't have to worry about that with the government as much as you do private corporations.

The topics I discuss with you are not the same topics I would discuss with all of my family and friends. I have a different relationship with each of you. Facebook makes me feel as though you are all just one person. I find it weird that more people don't recognize the psychologically and emotionally unhealthy nature of this place. It's fertile ground for growing narcissism and apathy, especially toward family. You post pictures and updates yet it's an impersonal, quick, and lazy way to communicate with people who are not important enough in your life to reach out to individually.

It's a fascinating dichotomy; Facebook shows you more about a person but makes your relationship more superficial. On the other hand, without Facebook, you know less about a person but create a stronger relationship built on a foundation of quality rather than quantity. I prefer less quantity; not because I don't like you, but the opposite. I like you and want our relationship to be of more substance than "likes" and candy crush!


Here is a good article on some of the problems with Facebook that inspired this wRant.
 https://medium.com/p/f7b8c66109ea 

As per the article linked above...which by the way, is on yet another social media platform, Medium ***eye roll***...is this quote that sums up Facebook nicely.

"Facebook is godsend for people who love to talk, but have nothing to say."