More than Juan way to look at it!

In the presence of modern trends, swag being the perfect example, it is difficult for people to recognize what a person is like past the image they put out. You get presented with a facade and that is sometimes all you get to work with when first meeting a person. Teens, the vast majority of which being male, are concerned with being "hard" and "trill" and in the end they end up being somebody they aren't. Personally, i find this stupid, idiotic, and ultimately pointless. Teenage girls also put up a false exterior, but, unlike with boys, it is usually for a reason. Girls, more so than guys, are abused and taken advantage of. They end up acting different around people and pretending to be somebody they aren't to protect themselves from more harm.

I find the fact that people are concerned about their outward appearance among peers to be a waste of time.   When it involves giving a positive outward appearance to a superior in hopes of a raise or a promotion or even out of respect, it is different.For me, I find it easiest to be myself. Fortunately, people tend to accept me for who I really am. If they don't, I distance myself from them slightly because I'm not changing for anyone. Not everybody is like this, however. As a society we find ourselves copying the "trendsetters" more and more. The "trendsetters" themselves often copy the trends they themselves take credit for popularizing, therefore making it their business to be fake. We shouldn't be concerned about outward appearances at all. Being ourselves around others is what helps us understand how to be better people in society. Being fake and never helped anybody either.

In America we have the luxury of surrounding ourselves with literally whatever we want. This means everybody values different things in different ways. For the most part, what we as value in America tend to be empty, worthless things. We worry too much about how we dress, care too much what others think of us, and think too much about business that is not ours. The problem isn't that we don't value things actually worth something, we do. It just means we give too much worth too that which should have no worth at all. As Americans, we value things of no value too often.

When it comes to a significant other, i could care less about their money. Besides, I'm the man. I'm the one responsible for bringing home the bacon. But if my future partner wants to work, ultimately it's her decision. As far as looks go, as long as she didn't look like an ogre it would be fine, although being pretty would be a bonus. Not all people think like this. Many women get with men only for their money and many men get with women only for their looks. This shouldn't be but it happens.

In conclusion, too many people are "fake", and not enough people know how to be real. They put out a deceptive exterior and try to be somebody they aren't. We also give worth to things with no value all the time. It would seem, if people would act themselves around others, we could progress as a society in social behavior.