Popular Culture is apart of everyones lives. People are bombarded by popular culture on a daily basis. Around every corner people are reminded about the newest trends in society. Popular culture includes things like clothes, fashion, diets, technology, religion, etc... It is pretty much having or doing the latest fad among people in society. It can be a way of life chosen by the following of various friends, celebrities, and technology advances.
Popular Culture has definitely shaped my life to a certain extent. I am always reading up on the newest styles and most popular fads. I watch TV and read a lot of magazines to keep myself up to date with that kind of stuff. I definitely find it hard to stay away from being apart of popular culture. If i had more money i would probably be a popular culture icon! I do try to wear what is popular and have the newest things. I have to say my fashion and music are not always influenced by popular culture though. I do buy clothes and listen to music that everyone else likes, but I also have a sense of my own style and tastes. I really like listening to music that not a lot of people listen to. I also just wear whatever is comfortable. I do not really have the money or care to spend a ton of money just because everyone else does.
I wouldn't really say my friends are shaped around popular culture. I hang out with my friends because we have fun together and have a lot in common. I wouldn't really care if they didn't have the latest trends or the newest cell phone or something. We do follow random things that a majority of society likes, but we do our own thing too.
I think my generation is the definition of popular culture sometimes. There are so many people that let popular culture completely run their lives. Like I said, If I had more money I would probably be influenced by more. A lot of people in society today thrive off of the newest trends. Nobody wants to be left out so they wear the latest fashion, have the newest technology, and listens to the newest song or music group. It is hard to keep up sometimes because the "newest thing" changes everyday. But, everyone is influenced by popular culture in one way or another.
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I agree that popular culture doesn't make us who we are and when we hang out with our friends it's because of what we have in common, and not by how they dress and what not.
Yeah, me and my friends are just like you guys. We wear what we want. If I did have lots of money maybe the popular culture would have a little bit more of an impact on my life, but it never did in the past and it still doesnt today. As long as your happy with your life you dont need the latest gadgets and wear the hottest trends to be happy!
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