Motivational speech
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You are special because of who you are, but that doesn't mean much if you aren't something special. Dictionary.com defines entropy as "# The tendency for all matter and energy in the universe to evolve toward a state of inert uniformity". Think about it, we all watch the same tv shows, we're learning the same curriculum as thousands of other kids, many of us spend hours on msn trying to reconcile our waining youth with pathetic inhuman coversations via text message. North-American culture is exported all around the world as the U.S. government funds radio stations, magazines and other forms of media, especially in the middle east, that promote american ideals and glorify the american life.
Kids buy Che Guevarra T-Shirts without knowing anything about the man, believing that if they look like a revolutionary then maybe they won't have to act like one, all-the-while corporations get richer and richer off our willingness to prostitute our bodies out as advertisements for whatever commercial "state of being" they are trying to promote.
Urban Anthropologists are employed by clothing companies to monitor popular fads and predict trends, and accordingly adjust their products. It's no longer just a sneaker you're buying, you're getting the will to power epidomized by the slogan "just do it"...