I Don’t Know Who Any of These People Are, and It’s Great - How-To Geek

As you get older, being aware of new pop culture is akin to getting lost in a part of town that you thought you were familiar with but don’t quite recognize.

It can be quite freeing, and eventually, you may find yourself blissfully uttering, “I don’t know who any of these people are, and it’s great.”?

Yes, I know none of these stupid names are real, but they totally could be.

Not only do you not know who any of these people are, you don’t know what this is—or why?

If you’re really familiar with these people, you don’t think about it.

None of it matters, and it’s totally awesome not knowing who any of these people are.

While it’s totally healthy to continually evolve your tastes, and while there’s plenty of great new talent out there, it’s equally healthy to understand that you’ll never quite relate.

It’s like when you visit some town, and everyone goes, “You gotta go do so-and-so and or eat at what-have-you.” You don’t.

There’s always someone doing something ultra sexual or ultra political or fake edgy, there’s always something you’re not supposed to say, some new artform that people argue about being art, some stupid new way people found to rip others off, some current thing we’re all supposed to get behind.

Just try not to take it too personally at that single moment when you finally do know who these people are, and there’s no one there to give you credit