Thoughts on being silly

 Hello again.  

Recently I've been thinking about the question if people are becoming too unserious. I saw a post by Ethel Cain a while ago and it really got me thinking about this. She was talking about how stupid she felt sometimes due to how her fans treat her and her art. She talked about how she has gotten sick of people post mindless rot under her posts and art that she does. This got me thinking about how it is true that so many times even I fall into the habit of using slang and silly terms that don't really make sense. But is that really a problem? Is the whole world going silly? 

I've been writing about this in my Journal and had a few conversations about it, one of my favorites I shared with my sister. We were talking about how we both sometimes feel bad about how we almost always find a way to laugh about anything that we can. Not in a mean or judgmental way, but in a way to continue the good feeling. Is that a crime to want to feel happy and laugh more often? Is that the reason everyone makes jokes and looks for memes? Maybe. But sometimes I do feel like we cross a line. Where is that line? I have no idea, but I really feel bad when I cross it.

While often this does not translate to a professional and workplace use, what's stoping it? This thought reminds me that many of the people that are "funny" and "unserious" are around my age. Does this mean that the next generation of workplace professionals are going to be going into their respective fields using humor as their main form of connection? And is that really a bad thing? Using humor to connect with coworkers has been one of the things that has gotten me thought so many days of work and even helped me form some of the best relationships. But will it be the same way as we grow up and finish college? Is there an age where all the funny is taken out of us (just typing that out scares me)? But looking at the future of the workforce, will it stay the same way? 

To close, I mostly want to think about the future and what it means to me. To me this shift in humor and the countenance is one that I find comforting. Just as long as we keep it as a way to connect, and are still able to have those deep conversations about our thoughts and dreams. This form of connection should be used as such and be utilized to foster further friendship. In this way I feel that a lot more people could find a home in so many communities that they had not explored. The reach of humor goes further than a harsh word and I think we should use whatever we can to make connections. 

Thanks for reading! Be sure to leave your thoughts in the comments! 

Thanks again! Josh

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