Copy and Paste
Why do people (including myself) get mad when something they do is copied? It sounds immature but it happens all the time, whether it be a cool tie or a band t-shirt someone else started wearing. It gets on your nerves to no end. But even though you can't really beat the hell out of everybody that takes interest in your style of things, you still can't help wanting too, or feeling that your being irrational. The thing for me is, I like being unique, and it gets harder and harder to do that when everybody keeps doing what your doing.
A lot of times we have as people a NEED to be different, we covet what we have and place pride in it, and when we do its a sting to that pride for someone else to have identical possessions and flaunt them. It's something almost everybody has felt, the kind of jealousy that you cant seem to do anything about. But why should we be mad if someone chooses to emulate something we do? maybe it's perspective, maybe we should look at it like that person is trying to be more like us (me, you, him, etc.), and if they are is that really so bad? I still get pissed, I don't know why, but I do.
The thing that seems to help me is too personalize things so you cant buy them at a store, if that means learning how to sew and other crap, so be it. I hate being jealous, so if I have to invest some time to stop it, so be it. By examining what ticks me off and learning how to fix it I enable myself to deal with other problems. It just take's (in my case) some good CD's, a little time, and a lot of cooling of to productively solve a potentially huge problem.
Hope I helped somebody, I really just wrote this because I was pissed, but maybe It could really help somebody. Have a nice day, and if you don't, either beat the problem up or think about it while listening to good music (1039 smooth, Achtung Jackass, Sing Sing Death House) I know I may be just ignorant, or generalize too much, but tell me what you think!
A lot of times we have as people a NEED to be different, we covet what we have and place pride in it, and when we do its a sting to that pride for someone else to have identical possessions and flaunt them. It's something almost everybody has felt, the kind of jealousy that you cant seem to do anything about. But why should we be mad if someone chooses to emulate something we do? maybe it's perspective, maybe we should look at it like that person is trying to be more like us (me, you, him, etc.), and if they are is that really so bad? I still get pissed, I don't know why, but I do.
The thing that seems to help me is too personalize things so you cant buy them at a store, if that means learning how to sew and other crap, so be it. I hate being jealous, so if I have to invest some time to stop it, so be it. By examining what ticks me off and learning how to fix it I enable myself to deal with other problems. It just take's (in my case) some good CD's, a little time, and a lot of cooling of to productively solve a potentially huge problem.
Hope I helped somebody, I really just wrote this because I was pissed, but maybe It could really help somebody. Have a nice day, and if you don't, either beat the problem up or think about it while listening to good music (1039 smooth, Achtung Jackass, Sing Sing Death House) I know I may be just ignorant, or generalize too much, but tell me what you think!
I hate it when people try to copy everythin I do. 2 yrs ago I started wearing study bracelets and goth makeup, for about 3 months I was the only 1 in my yr level doin it then this boy kept copying everythin about me, he tried talkin like me. I wanted 2 beat the crap outta him coz he wouldnt leave me alone. On the 1st day back at skool this yr I had blonde hair and I wasnt into all the goth stuff anymore, and I laughed when I saw him; he had gone 4 the emo look and when he saw me walk past he took of his bracelets and wiped his makeup off.
Great blog
Aussie! Oi Oi Oi, December 20th, 2008 at 02:44:45am
i hate people that try to be different.
NiMrOd_1995, December 18th, 2008 at 06:14:23pm
Clothing alone doesn't make you unique but I think it can be a way to express yourself, be creative, and maybe reflect your personality (Although I know that last part treads on stereotyping). I don't know, maybe we all feel like something of ours that we were proud of was stolen and made cheap if anyone does the same.
You're right though, the only way to not have this problem is to make your own clothing really. I mean, even if someone has something similar you made this yourself ;]
nyeh., December 18th, 2008 at 06:08:03pm
I don't believe that wearing certain types of clothes makes a person unique.
Dr.Hymen, December 18th, 2008 at 05:56:51pm
I think I wanna punch the person who invented the skirt over leggings thing, cause in 7th and 8th grade I wore the whole skirt over pants dealio, I came to school 9th grade year and whadduya know, everyone's wearing those stupid skimpy legging things and it's ruining my idea that someone stole :\
captain america, December 18th, 2008 at 05:50:17pm
Good idea.
Sometimes I like to rip the shoulders out of my long-sleeved shirts so the sleeves still hang there, or cut half of one leg off my jeans, or put patches in my clothes, or wear things I like that nobody else that I know does, like knee-high socks.
Creativity can get you a long way.
Great blog.
PCG, December 18th, 2008 at 07:06:01am