Thoughts: Why some trends are over-rated

Have you been into some trends lately? Or wanting to buy that new sweatshirts everyone else are into. How about weekend and try a new gelato stands where everyone in town are craving for. Each one of us have been or being in the phase, I bet so because I did the same thing in some stages of my life. But, as I get older (probably wiser) I wonder why trends are over-rated. Is it the story covered by rainbow and sprinkle that makes it a must-have or simply because it was trend that it is why it is over-rated (get it?)

No doubt, the rise of social media especially Instagram are the machine of all these trends even though people are following trends since it was put on the magazine you were buying when you are in middle school. The hype, though, is super real! I realize this when a lot of people starting to try the electronic cigarette or what they called vapor here in Indonesia. I saw how my brother are into this kind of trends despite the truth whether he really needs it or not.

People born with desire and I know that it is one of biggest challenges everyone are trying to suppress since Adam and Eve are thrown to earth. Desire. Big word with a ton of meaning. Back on the trends, actually human can survive without all of it, right? You naturally fulfilling your basic needs like food, clothes, and shelter. But, in reality, the basic needs even change through time. Say Hi to globalization that makes everything possible.

There is always the dark side of new cool things, right? Even technologies, it has a ton of advantages to human life, but on the other side it has bad side that we realize it or not. Following the trend not only about how social media announce and spread the words on that topics or certain items, but how each individual perceived the needs of things. It is fact that the social media has a big role in shaping how people respond and act on certain issues.

So, why some trends are over-rated? It is probably because people keep on posting on that. Once someone knew the trend, they will follow and post it in Instagram, simple! Especially the influencers, once they follow the trend, every followers will do the same. It is bandwagon effects. Everyone do what everyone else is doing despite what they believe in.

Trends come and go but personal style is timeless

No matter how big the ads showed by social media every single hour even seconds. Once you found your gem within you. You will survive little diamonds!

Welcome to the age when people need to get smarter than technology.

Cheers!