11/12/2025
Today's Health Awareness Tip 1166: Are we just "SYMBOLS?
So, today . . . let's explore the possibility that in today's world . . . we've become "dehumanized" . . . by "symbols"!!!!
You know the ones . . .
Thumbs up . . . for "likes"
Heart . . . for "love it"
Smiley hugs . . . for "caring"
Lips . . . for sending "kisses"
Mad smiley face . . . for "anger"
And the list goes on and on . . .
What ever happen to actually . . . "talking" to someone???
Now . . . "dehumanization" has always been a "powerful" and "destructive" force in life in the past . . .
But, in today's world . . . "digital technology" . . . is changing the world by accelerating "political polarization" . . . increasing violence . . . and undermining human DIGNITY!!!
We even see it in "marketing" . . .
Years ago . . . marketing stated . . .
If you wanted to be one of the "cool" kids . . . you should smoke a Winston cigarette
It was about being "cool" . . . NOT being the product!
But, in today's world . . . "identity commodification" . . . is the process of "turning" aspects of cultural or personal "identity" . . . into marketable goods or services . . .
Unfortunately meaning . . . "brands" SELL "identities" . . . and "lifestyles" . . . rather than JUST products.
And at this point . . . we NOW become . . . just a "SYMBOL" . . . of that product . . . NOT of who we really are as a person.
So, did you know . . .
We "see" . . . more than 4 thousand ads each day??
And they're everywhere . . . at the gas pump, in movie theatres, in a public restroom . . . and of course . . . on TV and social media.
And EVEN IF . . . we were to believe . . . that "advertising" ISN'T an INFLUENCER . . .
KIDS . . . are still becoming . . . "BRAND AMBASSADORS" on social media . . .
And with this . . . the human race . . . now becomes a "symbol" associated with an "idealized lifestyle" . . . and then "projects" that curated version of themselves . . .
SEEKING "VALADATION"!!!!
This leads to feelings of "alienation" . . . and "disconnection" . . . FROM ONE'S "AUTHENTIC SELF"!!!!
We've become a society of "group markers" . . .
Meaning . . . we often "categorize" people as members of groups based on physical or cultural markers . . . which can lead to "prejudgment".
And with this . . . we become just a "symbol" . . . and nothing for us to "symbolize".
So, tomorrow . . . let's continue . . .
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