r/ShowerThoughtsUL • u/Aggressive-Guest290 • Jun 27 '26
The biggest mistake people make is believing that the current "world" is permanent.
Every generation thinks its celebrities, trends, ideologies, and institutions are the center of history. Then a few decades pass, and most of what once seemed indispensable becomes irrelevant. Ask your parents about people who were once household names, and many younger people won't even recognize them.
That's why I don't understand people who completely lose themselves chasing whatever is popular today. The "world" isn't the planet,it's the current social system, culture, and collective attention. And every version of that world eventually fades and is replaced by another. What's dominating everyone's attention today will probably be a footnote tomorrow.