Elite in their own Minds
Can one be an elite loser? Yes. Let me relate. There is a bunch of idiots I know who prided and imagined themselves elitists of a sort. After all, they play D&D games and hold movie outings and watch Hollywood blockbuster movies every weekend, especially the Pixar ones, and, they, at least one of them, a vain, affected specimen, deems themselves to be exciting, intelligent and unlike the plebian hordes of others who are also playing D&D and watching the same oh-so-exciting blockbuster movies. A number of them in this proud and self-important group, with their Australian-bought degrees, drift, sometimes, dreaming of attaining again that aimless Australian college lives they once led, and sometimes, just devolving into pure consumption. Meanwhile, the self-indulgent remainder are relatively successful in their careers but remain aimless and lost, deluded in their suburban dreams with some rather strange perversions.
Is it the shared, common schooling experience which they had experienced off the hustle and bustle of Bras Barsa Road? Is it the trauma of shared ideals, reflected off each other countlessly over inane D&D sessions held in some vainglorious peacock's home to the extent that they all suffer from the same mental affliction? Can it be that they succumbed to the pressures of Singaporean life despite having a comfortable upbringing? Is it the insidious, all-encompassing influence of mass media including TV and movies? What is it?
There is a song title from Imperative Reaction which I think will describe them perfectly. 'Only in your mind'. The content of the song is about something else.
1 comment:
Seriously, I would'nt be too harsh on these so called overseas educated D&D players.
For one thing, you play a different sort of game as evidenced in your blog. For another, you are approaching your forties and have yet to start your own family. The only reason you have a career these days is, well, you're riding on the successes of your ancestors.
And you're pretty elitist yourself, I would suppose 90% of the music you listen to cannot be found in the airwaves and in the past you have been known to whine a lot about the mediocrity of your fellow citizens.
You should take a good look at yourself before you proceed to criticise others. It may take you to lifetime to establish yourself as a better breed against everyone on this little red dot.
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