Rachel Baran
Pics or it didn't happen
28/52
Firstly, very inspired by Sean lately, if you couldn't tell. Dude's awesome.
SECONDLY I want to say I'm incredibly sorry if I offended anybody with the last photo; just to clarify I am not against mental health medications in and of themselves AT ALL, but the values of the society in which we over-prescribe them. I'm very pro-drugs in many cases, they're oftentimes literal lifesavers. However, our society's emphasis on happiness can be damaging to those who find it more difficult to constantly appear as such, and valuing other things might be more inclusive. And while ADHD is not directly related to happiness, it is an example of how we often tend to over-medicate those who have more trouble behaving 'levelly', specifically children who have no choice and no ability to personally consent to being medicated.
THIRDLY going to try to keep this short since that was so long already, but this photo's based on the need-to-be-seen-doing-literally-everything-in-order-for-it-to-actually-matter-somewhat mindset that I and most of our generation is pretty guilty of. We've been conditioned to see everything we do and think in need of the acknowledgement and validation of others--if I go to a party or club or sneeze or eat a salad I better as fuck tweet about it or make a snap story or it never actually happened and I’m a boring person, or maybe I never even existed at all. And I'm by no means trying to put anyone down or be condescending, as evidenced by the fact that 97 percent of what I post online is absolutely meaningless nonsense. Nor am I putting down social networking in general; I can’t imagine not being able to communicate with the people I've only met because of these sites. I just think we use these sites in such weird ways and for such weird reasons sometimes.
Mainly I'm just really tired of feeling like I have to scream to be heard 24/7 when that's not actually a thing I believe is necessary or healthy, even. And I'm tired of the treatment of people, subconsciously and otherwise, as means to the end of getting attention when people should be ends in themselves. I think it's just good to keep reminding ourselves that other people both online and in person are just as intricate as we are, just as in need of love and acceptance as we are. And whatnot.
Basically PICS ARE GREAT BUT NOT TAKING PICS IS OK TOO YOU'RE STILL A HUMAN BEING HAPPY GODDAMN TUESDAY.
<3
Pics or it didn't happen
28/52
Firstly, very inspired by Sean lately, if you couldn't tell. Dude's awesome.
SECONDLY I want to say I'm incredibly sorry if I offended anybody with the last photo; just to clarify I am not against mental health medications in and of themselves AT ALL, but the values of the society in which we over-prescribe them. I'm very pro-drugs in many cases, they're oftentimes literal lifesavers. However, our society's emphasis on happiness can be damaging to those who find it more difficult to constantly appear as such, and valuing other things might be more inclusive. And while ADHD is not directly related to happiness, it is an example of how we often tend to over-medicate those who have more trouble behaving 'levelly', specifically children who have no choice and no ability to personally consent to being medicated.
THIRDLY going to try to keep this short since that was so long already, but this photo's based on the need-to-be-seen-doing-literally-everything-in-order-for-it-to-actually-matter-somewhat mindset that I and most of our generation is pretty guilty of. We've been conditioned to see everything we do and think in need of the acknowledgement and validation of others--if I go to a party or club or sneeze or eat a salad I better as fuck tweet about it or make a snap story or it never actually happened and I’m a boring person, or maybe I never even existed at all. And I'm by no means trying to put anyone down or be condescending, as evidenced by the fact that 97 percent of what I post online is absolutely meaningless nonsense. Nor am I putting down social networking in general; I can’t imagine not being able to communicate with the people I've only met because of these sites. I just think we use these sites in such weird ways and for such weird reasons sometimes.
Mainly I'm just really tired of feeling like I have to scream to be heard 24/7 when that's not actually a thing I believe is necessary or healthy, even. And I'm tired of the treatment of people, subconsciously and otherwise, as means to the end of getting attention when people should be ends in themselves. I think it's just good to keep reminding ourselves that other people both online and in person are just as intricate as we are, just as in need of love and acceptance as we are. And whatnot.
Basically PICS ARE GREAT BUT NOT TAKING PICS IS OK TOO YOU'RE STILL A HUMAN BEING HAPPY GODDAMN TUESDAY.
<3