About Awareness
Post 43:
So people wearing pins. Yeah, it’s a weird way to open up today’s post, but hey, this is stream of consciousness, people.
Saw someone wearing a pin to raise awareness for some cause. A lot of folks do it. People are really into this. I inquired as to the reason for said pin wearing, and it was explained to me that others might be inclined to donate or raise awareness—a noble enough thing.
I made a joke, probably in bad taste, but hey, that’s my thing, about the total level of pin-wearing compared to the actual give-a-crap in the world. I tried to conjure up a term for it, but was told that it already exists. Slacktivism. Literally—couldn’t have come up with a better word if I ruminated on it for a thousand years.
It shouldn’t bother me, I know. I’m making huge generalizations and frankly, I’m being a pretty big jerk. But hey, just asking the question. If we took all the pins and ribbons for this or that endeavor and actually endeavored to do something tangible about it, the world might be a better place.
Got to raise awareness. Be aware. Did you know about the thing? Oh you did… well, here’s a pin to make you more aware.
So I’ve decided to launch my own campaign. It’s a mission is to make people aware of their own hypocrisy. Let’s call it an anti-awareness awareness campaign. You’re thinking I’m evil, I suppose. Nah. Get off my back. Just pushing the cause, brothers and sisters. If we all become a little more self-aware, maybe the myriad problems facing our world will become a hair more manageable.
Note: This is probably the stupidest thing ever imagined in the history of the Universe, but I’m rolling with it. The bumper stickers have been ordered. It’s too late to back out now. Idiotic? Yes. Ill-conceived? Almost certainly. Clearly I’m thick in the head, but at least I’m aware of it.
Fight the good fight. And pay me money. I didn’t have enough cash to trod out the pins. Pins are expensive. That was something I truly wasn’t aware of.
Just kidding, knuckleheads. Kind of.
See you after.
