Avoiding popular culture can be difficult, since popular culture is ubiquitous. Popular culture is seen everywhere from billboards to computer advertisements. Popular culture is also such a large part of young American identities, since it helps teenagers express who they are more adequately. However, I did not really have the opportunity to do this because I felt as though I needed to save my money to better my life. Once I turned sixteen, I got a job because I knew I was going to have to rely on myself in the future and be financially responsible for myself. For this reason, I believed that all pop culture items were luxuries and were not necessities in my life. Consequently, I chose to not participate in pop culture as much as my peers did.
“Often people in our social group participate in particular forms of popular culture, and so we feel we should participate as well” (Martin, Judith 215). I did not feel this way, because I had other responsibilities to focus on which I knew were more important in the long term scheme of things as compared to popular culture. Saving money for school and my future were two major areas which took priority over unnecessary forms of entertainment such as going to the movies or spending my money on concert tickets. There are many other forms …show more content…
Again, I did not have the time or the money to read all of the latest books that everyone was talking about. Therefore, if I ever found the time to read the latest fad books, by the time I was finished the ending it was already ruined by someone who seems as though they have all the time in the world to read. Even though “teenagers only spend 2% of their earnings on books,” I still felt a little left out (Thompson, Derek). Nonetheless, I continued to push forward and tried not to get jealous of all of the people who had the free time to keep up with the trends because they did not have work or have many other
“Often people in our social group participate in particular forms of popular culture, and so we feel we should participate as well” (Martin, Judith 215). I did not feel this way, because I had other responsibilities to focus on which I knew were more important in the long term scheme of things as compared to popular culture. Saving money for school and my future were two major areas which took priority over unnecessary forms of entertainment such as going to the movies or spending my money on concert tickets. There are many other forms …show more content…
Again, I did not have the time or the money to read all of the latest books that everyone was talking about. Therefore, if I ever found the time to read the latest fad books, by the time I was finished the ending it was already ruined by someone who seems as though they have all the time in the world to read. Even though “teenagers only spend 2% of their earnings on books,” I still felt a little left out (Thompson, Derek). Nonetheless, I continued to push forward and tried not to get jealous of all of the people who had the free time to keep up with the trends because they did not have work or have many other