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Fun is Overrated
At least the wrong kind of fun…
We’ve all been there. That fabulous party with people we hardly knew and hardly liked, in which everybody was pretending to have fun but very few actually were.
Forced smiles, shallow interactions, and falseness.
Compulsory fun
There are times when you are surrounded by people you like, the situation is spontaneous and everybody is having a good time.
But then, you have all these other occasions in which you ”should” be having fun but actually you are not. It’s more like a forced, manufactured pretend fun.
One example is New Year’s celebrations. It’s supposed to be the most magical and fantastic night of the year. Everybody is well dressed, drunk, and ready to party. All the ingredients are there but the recipe flops.
What are the characteristics of bad fun?
- You are forced to be there. Either for work or some other commitment you can’t just say no
- You are supposed to have fun. Just turning up is not enough. You have to mingle, laugh at bad jokes, gossip, compliment the ugly people, but above all you have to enjoy
- Nothing about the situation is spontaneous. Every single detail has been planned and programmed to maximize…
