Petite Etoile, 4/12

In class we talked about how journalists have to have a tv program in order to be successful. But in today's world not only do you need a tv show, you also need a website, a facebook, a myspace, and a twitter account. And not only do you need these things, you also need them to look really really good. You can't just have an everyday normal account like everyone else does. You have to have it 'pimped' out and professionally designed so it looks completely different from a 'normal' person's account. With professional pictures and the focus being on whoever it is. Not only so, but you need to know all the right people who can promote you so you get the traffic flow on your site that you need to be famous. There's a whole network of hoops you have to jump through in order to get on television. Even if your a good writer or reporter it's ridiculously difficult to get on television. Much in the same way we talked about how it's so difficult to actually get your product onto the shelves in stores. And sadly this applies to almost everything - acting, modeling, professional sports, government positions, video game development, you name it and even if you aren't aware of it the same difficulties and injustices occur. And it's awful that we live in such a society that people can't do what they love or what they are good at because you have to have an immense amount of privilege and unfair advantages in order to do so. Most people wouldn't even know where to begin getting all of this for their career. And if they have some idea, and do begin to scratch the surface and try to get somewhere, then they realize how ridiculously twisted and difficult and uncertain the path is and become disheartened and give up all together. Our society has been created to set people up for failure so they can support the lives of the rich and famous.