I have a feeling that the parents are going to love this episode.
And the reason for that is that I'm going to go into mom mode today.
And I've been known to do this.
I don't know, certain topics just make me fall into mom mode where all of a sudden I'm saying that the Internet is poison and that marijuana is the devil's lettuce.
You know, I'll tell you to go outside and touch grass.
And I have a feeling that today's topic will send me straight into mom mode.
I've recently noticed quite a few trends online that are really toxic and really unhealthy and really bad for society overall, in my opinion.
And they've just been sitting in my mind, rotting, growing mold, growing fungus, and I just want to discuss them today.
Something doesn't become trendy because it's morally good or it's safe or it's healthy.
Things become trendy because a lot of people are participating in the trend.
So something that's morally wrong or unsafe or unhealthy can become trendy just as long as enough people are participating.
I think the danger of toxic trends is that their trendiness and their popularity can sort of serve as a mask that covers up how truly fucked up the trend might be.
Which is why people, people who wouldn't otherwise participate in an activity or participate in a certain belief suddenly do.
When a lot of people do something, it becomes normalized.
And so something that is actually harmful and bad and toxic and not good might start to look a little bit more appealing once everyone else is doing it.
I think it's important to discuss toxic trends because by simply becoming aware of their existence, we can make a better effort to avoid participating in them or trends like them.
You know, only recently have I become so hyper aware of various toxic trends in our culture.
And I think the main reason why I've become so hyper aware of them is because I've been tempted by some of these trends.
I've been tempted to sort of participate because they become so normalized that I felt like, well, if everyone else is doing it, then why don't I do it?
And I've had to use a lot of discipline to not participate in a lot of these trends.