{"id":497694,"date":"2022-10-02T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-02T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/i-dont-know-who-any-of-these-people-are-and-its-great\/"},"modified":"2022-10-02T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-02T11:00:00","slug":"i-dont-know-who-any-of-these-people-are-and-its-great","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/i-dont-know-who-any-of-these-people-are-and-its-great\/","title":{"rendered":"#I Don\u2019t Know Who Any of These People Are, and It\u2019s Great"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f91ad6ada1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f91ad6ada1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/i-dont-know-who-any-of-these-people-are-and-its-great\/#%E2%80%9CI_Dont_Know_Who_Any_of_These_People_Are_and_Its_Great%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;I Don\u2019t Know Who Any of These People Are, and It\u2019s Great&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/i-dont-know-who-any-of-these-people-are-and-its-great\/#Who_Are_These_People\" >Who Are These People?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/i-dont-know-who-any-of-these-people-are-and-its-great\/#Familiarity_Is_Healthy_But_So_Is_Not_Knowing\" >Familiarity Is Healthy, But So Is Not Knowing<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CI_Dont_Know_Who_Any_of_These_People_Are_and_Its_Great%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;I Don\u2019t Know Who Any of These People Are, and It\u2019s Great&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-836547 size-full \" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/imageedit_1_5385684505.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"A concert.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/large-audience-front-stage-lights-on-1202255599\" data-credittext=\"MobileSaint\/Shutterstock.com\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/large-audience-front-stage-lights-on-1202255599\">MobileSaint\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As you get older, being aware of new pop culture is akin to getting lost in a part of town that you thought you were familiar with but don\u2019t quite recognize. \u201cWhat h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened to that deli? Where\u2019s that music coming from? And who are all these people?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A cavalcade of references and memes and the current thing fly with greater rapidity over your thinning hair. For some, the feeling induces panic and a sense of growing irrelevance. But it doesn\u2019t have to be that way.<\/p>\n<p>It can be quite freeing, and eventually, you may find yourself blissfully uttering, \u201cI don\u2019t know who any of these people are, and it\u2019s great.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_Are_These_People\"><\/span>Who Are These People?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019ve all been there: A viral headline flashes across your feed along the lines of, \u201cCan you believe what JAC4D*hole said to Sweet Maloy?\u201d and you\u2019ve never seen the names before in your life. A TV commercial says \u201cSpecial performance by Dickwad Jones and the Useless 5.\u201d Who?<\/p>\n<p>Yes, I know none of these stupid names are real, but they totally could be. I\u2019m not learning any new names.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it\u2019s a meme about some <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/anime-manga\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Anime || Manga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anime<\/a> character dying or a zeptosecond-long video making the rounds on a new <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> platform you didn\u2019t know existed. One gets cultural whiplash as the zeitgeist pace car careens around the corner.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s not forget award shows. Award shows gather (or at least think they gather) all that pop culture ephemera\/pollution together and fillet each celebrity on a rotisserie for the masses to gawk at. It\u2019s like watching a light show in one of those fancy Japanese toilets.<\/p>\n<p>Not only do you not know who any of these people are, you don\u2019t know what this is\u2014or why. How? Where did that come from? Do people like this? You turn off the television and drink some whisky while looking at a new line on your face or calling an old friend.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re really familiar with these people, you don\u2019t think about it. But, if not, knowing who the hell these people are is a bit of a cultural and generational identification. That\u2019s how they should check ID at bars. \u201cDo you know why KS the Flood is mad at Finland\u2019s Prime Minister?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOk, you\u2019re old enough come on in.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Familiarity_Is_Healthy_But_So_Is_Not_Knowing\"><\/span>Familiarity Is Healthy, But So Is Not Knowing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-836550 size-full \" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/imageedit_3_2673066988.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"A man with his head in the sand.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/powerful-denial-concept-man-his-head-1144257776\" data-credittext=\"Tap10\/Shutterstock.com\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/powerful-denial-concept-man-his-head-1144257776\">Tap10\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Before you descend into some existential crisis brought on by a growing detachment and a recognition of your mortality as it filters through your passing window of time\u2013don\u2019t. None of it matters, and it\u2019s totally awesome not knowing who any of these people are.<\/p>\n<p>Each generation carves its own topographic cultural reality, the terrain in which our tastes are cultivated and our personalities developed. While it\u2019s totally healthy to continually evolve your tastes, and while there\u2019s plenty of great new talent out there, it\u2019s equally healthy to understand that you\u2019ll never quite relate. You\u2019ve already built your own collage of appetites and likes and songs and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a> that are the soundtrack to your life.<\/p>\n<p>Even if you got every reference, they\u2019re never going to let you into the cool young kids club, and those adults who try to fit in are just as embarrassing as the ones who have no idea what\u2019s going on.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>Is Putting Tape Over Your Webcam Actually a Good Idea?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Familiarity is fine, but so is not knowing. It\u2019s like when you visit some town, and everyone goes, \u201cYou gotta go do so-and-so and or eat at what-have-you.\u201d You don\u2019t. If you\u2019ve lived life properly and done new stuff and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ed and have people in your life who care about you, fear of missing out becomes less of a thing, and you\u2019ll find yourself happily not caring about what Snapchat celebrities are arguing about.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, corporations are often pushing much of that pop culture debris in your periphery, and even if not, culture is depressingly cyclical anyway.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s always someone doing something ultra sexual or ultra political or fake edgy, there\u2019s always something you\u2019re not supposed to say, some new artform that people argue about being art, some stupid new way people found to rip others off, some current thing we\u2019re all supposed to get behind.<\/p>\n<p>Feel free to queue up for all of it, and also feel free to take your attention elsewhere and remain blissfully oblivious. 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