THIS POST IS CREATED WITH RETARDED LOGIC, EDIT: DO NOT READ.

I personally don't enjoy the idea of a party. I'm talking about the kind of party where a whole bunch of teenagers meet in a house when the parents aren't home and dance to (generally) crappy music, get wasted and "socialize" with one another.

To tell you the truth, I haven't been to a real party. However, I know how I've handled situations with a lot of people, and I doubt I'd be able to deal with a party. Another factor that leads me to believe that parties suck is because of the type(s) of people that usually go to them. Ok, maybe I'm stereotyping a little, but regardless, I dislike most people. I personally wouldn't want to attend a party just so I can be surrounded by some random teenagers I have no intention of socializing with.

Even though I may seem thoroughly anti-big social gatherings, I'm not. I personally enjoy (large and small) concerts. In fact, a concert is my favorite place to be. The reasons I can deal with the large amount of people that usually show up at a concert include the following:

1. The people that go to concerts are also the people that I can relate to musically. Wouldn't you want to meet someone at a concert rather than at a party?

2. Often times, when you can relate to someone musically, you can also relate to them in other ways. Why? Because people who listen to the same music as you do may also have similar thoughts and beliefs as you; after all, people listen to music they can relate to.

Jon ---> Elliott Smith ---> can relate to the lyrics in Say Yes
Beck --> Elliott Smith ---> can relate to the lyrics in Say Yes

Thus

Jon can relate to Beck (Jon <---> Beck)

3. People don't necessarily approach you because of how you look. In a concert, everyone seems to understand each other and approach you if they think you might you might be interesting.

Just some conclusive party thoughts... As I've said before, I haven't been to a real party, but I've still seen guys and girls that have. First off I'm going to refer to my last post. A level 3 is somewhat idiotic. If you are dressing for the sole purpose of presenting yourself to the public, and don't want negative criticism, how do those two go together? You're dressing to present yourself to some people, but get upset when others judge you negatively. If thats so, you might as well be a level 4 (unfortunately, some people can't even if they want to). By prejudging these party-goers based on their public behavior and general demeanor, I can sadly say that a good number of the guys that think they're pimps are just sad douche bags, and a good number of girls that think they're sexy are just bops. Life is sad. Sorry if I'm coming off as a douche bag.

If you still don't understand why I'm making presumptions, it is because (most) people dress and act accordingly to how they want to be seen by the generally public. A person dressed in punk apparel isn't going to expect a guy in a tuxedo to take him seriously. "Liberal" teenagers of the 21st century say its a stupid thing to judge people before knowing them. That's the thinking of a level 2, but don't get me wrong here. I strongly believe that people shouldn't be judged according to their race, gender, sexual orientation, or (+) the way they dress. Regardless, I also believe that there is nothing wrong with judging others at first glance when your take in account the way they act towards the general public, and the way they speak towards their friends IN THAT COMBINATION. Someone said that if you do judge someone by appearance you also have to take in account their race; but you shouldn't take in account anything and just get to know them. It's obvious, but I still feel like its impossible to not prejudge someone beforehand. Otherwise, how could you make friends? You approach people because they have they have potential to become socially compatible with you. If you can prejudge someone positively, how is it possible to not prejudge someone negatively? I guess as long as you keep your thoughts to yourself, its fine.

Conclusion: People are going to judge you according to how you look, even if they are "judging you all wrong" (level 3). (edit) If you are dressing because you genuinely enjoy your fashion, then you must expect criticism. A friend told me that every society should teach children that prejudging people due to their appearances is wrong. I'd have to agree- but only to a certain extent. Because it seems practically impossible to not prejudge someone, I feel like its alright to do so as long as they keep the negativity to themselves. In the end, I understand that people need to give others chances regardless of the presumptions we've made.

LIVE TO BE A LEVEL 4!