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How many people I've seen who make up shit just to get some credit, or hog all of it if they can. They might not know anything about what's going on, but that won't stop them from talking about it. People will praise if people around are praising, boo if the crowd is jeering, and then bask in the glory of being the 'majority' and doing the right thing.
It's a combination of going with the flow for acceptance, and biting for more to get credit as well. I hate it, and hate people who try to do it. I remember (and I won't take names) someone being why they sang 'Chop Suey' at a relief fund concert, and they said they sang it because it has the whole angelic feel to it with words like 'angels deserve to die'. What a load of crap! I doubt they'd have known what the song was about. The guitarist said about that line:
> "The song is about how when people die, they will be regarded differently depending on the way they pass. Like, if I were to die from a drug overdose, everyone would say I deserved it because I abused drugs, hence the line 'Angels deserve to die'."
Most people would accept that and believe it to be nobel, but that's not the thought behind the song they sang. Shouldn't they have sung one which 'had' a meaning close to the purpose? Ah well...
Worse though is going with the flow to gain acceptance. People are so afraid of being outcast because they're different in opinion, they rather change their way of thinking than stick by what they believe and fight the right fight. If they're wrong, they should admit and apologise if needed be graciously. There is no shame in making mistakes (even though I hate to make them, which is a different case), and it's better to make mistakes and learn than live with a wrong notion.
This world sure has to grow up still...
It's a combination of going with the flow for acceptance, and biting for more to get credit as well. I hate it, and hate people who try to do it. I remember (and I won't take names) someone being why they sang 'Chop Suey' at a relief fund concert, and they said they sang it because it has the whole angelic feel to it with words like 'angels deserve to die'. What a load of crap! I doubt they'd have known what the song was about. The guitarist said about that line:
> "The song is about how when people die, they will be regarded differently depending on the way they pass. Like, if I were to die from a drug overdose, everyone would say I deserved it because I abused drugs, hence the line 'Angels deserve to die'."
Most people would accept that and believe it to be nobel, but that's not the thought behind the song they sang. Shouldn't they have sung one which 'had' a meaning close to the purpose? Ah well...
Worse though is going with the flow to gain acceptance. People are so afraid of being outcast because they're different in opinion, they rather change their way of thinking than stick by what they believe and fight the right fight. If they're wrong, they should admit and apologise if needed be graciously. There is no shame in making mistakes (even though I hate to make them, which is a different case), and it's better to make mistakes and learn than live with a wrong notion.
This world sure has to grow up still...