Happy Birthday, 2/17

“Does reality actually outstrip fiction?” (223)

This quote is very powerful and has stuck with me all day. When asked our opinions I wanted to explain that I was torn. I think that it’s a little bit of both. I think reality is reality and it’s something no one can deny. But, for some people, their reality is a fictional story. Whether that fiction revolves around gossip magazines/websites, movies, television shows, etc. But then I got to thinking…and I confused myself, because what is reality now anyways? Is our reality what solely/personally happens to us individually on a day to day basis…or is it what we see on the news? It’s hard because can we even believe our news sources anymore. I feel like most media outlets are concerned with the goriest story or the most “thrilling” story….usually about a rape, kidnap, shoot out, etc. Our reality is never really addressed, it’s always gray, there’s no clear cut answer between what’s real/true and what’s not. Everything is biased, and everything is skewed or re-written to someone else’s liking. My main point is that we will never really understand someone else’s reality, and if we try to we would be turning it into a fiction. So essentially, reality is fictitious in a sense. We are all engulfed in all different types of media so our reality is formed from this, thus, leading it to be fictitious.

I think both sides could make a damn good argument, but I just think that reality is a joke now. My reality doesn’t even make complete sense to me because I am surrounded by all this gossip and media telling me one thing, my parents telling me another, my friends telling me something else, and so on. Reality in a sense is fictitious.