According to the Master of the Macabre, Edgar Allan Poe, “invisible things are the only realities.” These are the words that I believe in since I began to notice all the ugly things in the society. I was fifteen when I watched this film “Fight Club” directed by David Fincher after I’ve read the novel of Chuck Palahniuk where the movie was based on. It just screams of angst and violence. What makes it more interesting is that it can, or it already did, happen in real life. Every person is capable of doing awful things. No matter how much goodness your heart contains but when someone pushes the button, you will explode. That’s when I began to associate myself with the dark comedy, loud music, politics, sarcasm, pop culture, and anything wild. I found these things entertaining because they allow us take another view on life. Somehow, it lightens the weight of every heavy situations and issues. Dark comedy, sarcasm, pop culture, and music can somehow help people to find a silver lining in every terrible thing. Also, they can help spread awareness because they tackle things that are pretty tough, like poverty, chaos, death, justice, and more, with pinches of humor on them.
Pop culture does its best in promoting dark humor, as well as self-expression. For that reason, I started creating social media accounts. I thought that this was really a bad decision at first because I knew that most social media platforms are toxic and that is the last thing that I need in my life. As much as possible, I try to distance myself to toxicity. However, the memes and all the fun are in Facebook, Twitter, and any other related sites. When the alleged World War Three issue broke out, different platforms rumble about it – from TV networks to online sites. Memes and gifs are everywhere. Thus, making the issue appear less serious. I even made one and posted it on my page. It created a lot of laughter from people. However, when you come to think of it, the heaviness of this problem is too much that it can affect the lives of innocent people. Based on historical records, there is nothing beautiful about war. It is a luxury for the officials seated in the highest seat of each country, for it does not only cost money but also lives of innocent people.
Inside me are infinite thoughts forming into constellations. That is why I opt to create a page, aside from all the sarcasm and humor I put on social media, so that I can solely express these ideas without all the filters and the fear of being judged. Moreover, I can have the opportunity to lay down all my ideas and my take not just on pop culture and music but also on art and literature.
That said, I welcome each of you to my blog! I am Olly and I want to take everyone to all the twists, turns, and wildness of culture, society, and politics. Read on and keep updated!
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