Get Off Your Dame Phone.......
Title: The Tragicomedy of Modern Society: How We've Become the Worst Version of Narcissus The Marketplace of Ideas. David Robert As a stoic observer of modern society, I cannot help but be fed up and pissed off at the sad and hilarious reality TV that has become a reflection of our culture's obsession with beauty. It's as if we've become the worst version of Narcissus, the mythology of a beautiful youth, staring at our own reflections in the pool of social media, captivated by our own self-image. In ancient mythology, Narcissus was a young man who fell in love with his own reflection in a pool of water, so much so that he could not bear to leave his own beauty behind and ultimately wasted away, consumed by his own vanity. Sadly, we see a similar phenomenon in today's society, where the obsession with physical appearance has reached absurd levels. From Botox to plastic surgery, from filters to Photoshop, we are constantly striving for the perfect selfie,...
