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It's the way/how people are being raised. EVERYbody should have a dream, and goals, but they also must be realistic and achievable. We don't know what that ceiling IS, but what you see is mass competition, like trout up the stream, for the few seats available at the top of that media pyramid.
Part of the problem is HOW kids were raised, whether its the ghetto or not, when Dr Spock published his infamous stating kids SHOULD NOT be hit, they should be talked to, even at 5 years old, they should be spared, and given positive reinforcement for every little achievement minor or major. And this gives modern kids an OVER inflated sense of accomplishment, to where they feel MORE worthy or capable or expectent of things, before they've even taken BABY steps.
The other part are parents are generally absent, so they sit, day by day in front of TV's, or at school (which is only a minor version of what you see on TV), and they reprogram themselves.
I saw "8th and Ocean" last night with my girl, and was put off by how AWFUL the girls looked relative to OTHER models. I never found them to be model worthy, even the guy models on the show didn't say much, UNTIL the girls wanted Breast Implants. Then their status went up a few points. Are you serious?
But this is off topic. *I* want more beats, because I enjoy them at home, and last I checked, it never coaxed me into want a gun or protecting myself, or even popping caps. My rights give me reason to carry and for protection.
A-Unit