Magic Poriferan
^He pronks, too!
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We live in a very reflexive, potsmodern world, where everything is meta, or a parody or a deconstruction of conventions. There is all kinds of writing out there that basically just pick random things we all tend to accept as true, and attempt to come to a counterintuive conclusion about (Malcolm Gladwell, Chuck Klosterman, Freakanomics, Cracked.com). Even a lot of TV shows (especially cartoons) satirize the conventions of its medium (Simpsons, Family Guy, Community, etc). Traditions and conventions aren't very hip lately, we're a cynical, smart-alecky generation where everything is constantly changing, phones are obsolete by the end of the year, etc.
We'll probably see a comeback of sincerity and tradition soon though, The pendulum is bound to swing the other way.
I personally think traditions are okay, as long as you don't use them to justify thoughtless or inhumane behaviour. It's liek when those big College Sport hazing stories breaks and you hear a bunch of the players protest: but it's a tradition! We've always suffocated weasels by shoving them up freshmen's anuses, we can't stop now I think that attitude is harmful.
I hate post modernism. I'd hate to be forced to choose between it and traditionalism.
I'd like to see some sincerity divorced of tradition, thank you.
The pendulum will swing back the other way, unmooring your self from traditional societal structures is fun until you want to do things like grow up and start a family.
It seems to me I've encountered many an old immature person steeped in tradition.
Nobody needs a tradition to have a family.