Old vs new

As a 2010's kid, I can say that my decade is much better than the 2000s. We have the newest iPhones, newer Playstations, super fast computers, the internet of things, and a lot more technology. We also have better medical care, scientific advancements and a lot of activities to do if we are bored. But this is my perspective. If an adult is asked, he will surely say that the 2000s were better. So let us  compare a few offbeat points to show the real winner-

Socialising:
In the 2000s, there was not really a whole bunch of ways to socialise or go out with friends and family. There was no Snapchat or Instagram to get by. People would normally have to call others and remembering their numbers was a pain. Facebook was not so much a big thing back then as a it is today (even though it is slowly dying out) and transportation was not as advanced as today. There were fewer restaurants, clubs and social gatherings. Shopping centres were less in comparison to today.

Fitness:
Today there is a serious lack in fitness as compared to a decade ago. At least among teens. Mobile phones have ruined teenagers' postures and nobody goes to out to meet friends. A decade ago, instead of messaging friends, people would actually go out and meet them. Nowadays, you can do it at home via Skype, WhatsApp and other social media sites. This causes lethargy and a lot of children and teenagers are getting fatter.

Food;
We can all say that today's food is much better than the food a decade ago. However, there is a lot of junk food in markets causing various horrible ailments such as diabetes, obesity, heart failure, etc. A decade ago, Lays, Doritos, Gatorade, Maggi, cup noodles, and packet fried foods were barely, if not present at all. Today, every store has a stock of such foods and they cause the maximum of child problems.

Technology:
Hands down today's technology is better than a decade ago. Come on, the best game of the 2000s was Mario and today you have Overwatch, the Witcher 3, Dark Souls and The Last of Us. the best phone of 2000s was arguably early model of the iPhone. Today you have phones with 24 megapixels back cameras and phones which tell you the price and kind of shoes just by pointing a camera at it.

Television:
In the 2000s, we had memorable shows like Friends, Two and a Half Men and a few more but in the 2010s, there are shows like Game of Thrones, the Big Bang Theory, Suits, etc (although some started in the late 2000s, they became really famous in the 2010s). You also have curved OLED and UHD television today compared to those boxes in the 2000s.

Fashion:
Needless to say, 2000s fashion was better. Today you have celebrities wearing clothes made of beef and steak. You have lady gaga wearing God knows what on every single occasion and 21 Pilots accepting a Grammy in underpants.

There are a lot more points which can be discussed but these are the most standing out points which are not too deep unlike finance, population and poverty which normally would swoosh past one's head. You cannot go back in time so you might as well enjoy today and hope your tomorrow has a real overboard unlike today's crap.

We stray away from God everyday

Coldplay came to Mumbai on 19 November 2016 and a man filed a complaint against Chris Martin because he mistakenly put the flag in his back pocket while singing a song.

The world is a crazy place and people are crazy. People jump to weird conclusions after a single act which normally doesn't mean anything. Here, the man blamed Chris to insult India by putting the flag in his back pocket.

People believe anything and go ahead with it. Just recently, a huge commotion arose when a bunch of women stood up and started protesting that the Wonder Woman movie's screening should only be accessible to women because Wonder Woman is a female superhero. Where is the logic in that? Does that mean that only men can go for the screening of male superhero movies? Feminism has truly gone a stretch too far. Women rise up for anything and protest. Even on the stupidest thing as a superhero movie. 

A man sued red bull for not giving him wings when he drank a can. What could he possibly expect? and which women would actually like wings on a man? Axe deodorant was also sued because when a man wore it, angels did not fall. 

Another woman sued McDonalds because her cup lid broke while she was holding it in her lap and filling sugar. 

People try to make money off literally anything. Any weird case presents to them is an incentive to make money.

A woman sued a man who helped her from a fire but held her arm. She considered that as sexual harassment. 

A burglar broke into a home and got an electric shock from an appliance and sued the homeowners.

This is the kind of things that make you question humanity. You also begin to question the newspapers which publish such news. Just a few months ago, a newspaper company posted an article when a man was caught by the police from a chase because he stopped to pet a few cats. 

How will this affect you? And what was going on in the man's had when he stopped to pet cats?

Charles Bukowski said, "People run from rain but sit in bathtubs full of water." 

This must be soooo profound. Isn't it the same profoundness that a person will eat when they are hungry but duck when you throw an apple at their face? 

This is the kind of things one should keep away from. Keep this kind of nonsense out of your life because there is no way this will affect your life. 

There are also people who say that if you support gay rights, you must be gay. A friend of mine once told me that. I replied," I support animal rights. DO I LOOK LIKE AN ALPACA TO YOU?"

Please stay away from such minded people. They are bound to lower your IQ.
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The Times Of Nonsense

Let me put it out there- I don't read or see any kind of news be it newspapers, journals, magazines, news channels or social media. Why should I? News today has almost no value. Coming on the news is fairly easy. All you need it a story- any story and on literally anything- and a wad of green paper. Pay a journalist and the next day or face could be next to Donald Trumps' Paris accord pull out. Newspapers don't have much value anymore. They post whatever pleases the readers and we cannot blame them either. They are a business and profit is the main motive of a business. So if Deepika Padukone's new gym attire interests people, you can expect shah rukh khan's and salman khan's outfit next. There is rampant competition amongst the newspaper giants and the quality of journalism is decreasing. Paparazzi is slowly taking over and real content is being obscured. Nobody cares about Tyga being spotted at an airport or Justin Bieber falling of a stage during a performance but journalists will speak of that more extensively than people dying in disaster struck areas.
Suppose your an Australian farmer. Will the floods in Bangladesh or the record sales of iPhones affect your life? No. But you will yet waste time to read it. There is a lot of useless information on the news everyday and 99.9% of it has no value to you. So why read it? You should rather spend time working or sleeping or even playing video games. A landslide in Lebanon won't affect a Chinese restaurant owner unless his party destination is Lebanon. People might say that you need to have a knowledge about the world but honestly it does not matter if there is turmoil in Tata Sons or the Campa Cola compound is getting destroyed. It may be a pressing concern but unless it affects my life in any ways, personally I don't go into depth of it. This may seems like a horrible habit but sadly, it's the truth. Do something worthwhile instead of wasting precious time reading nonsense especially entertainment news.
So go ahead. Delete flipboard, NDTV or BBC news network. It really does not have too much effect on your life.