Everything, everywhere, just the same

I thought it was just my perception but then I realized

That everything in this world hyper-globalized

Has actually started looking the same

“Hyper-blanding” is what this cultural sameness is named

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Every novel idea that goes viral on social media platforms

Spreads across space and time, and soon you see everyone conform

To the same style, the same behavior, the same aesthetic

All the content on social media appears mimetic

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This seems paradoxical to the prevailing norm

Of individualistic expression, of celebrating those who do not conform

We want to be authentic, we proclaim

And yet the zeitgeist of this era is that we all look the same

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There are infinite options all around, and yet we see

Templated versions that belie authenticity

I believe I have developed aesthetic fatigue

And I want to see style more individualized, more unique

In the meantime, the best thing I can do

Is to forego trends and stay to my authentic self true