what is pop culture?

Brandon James

What is Pop Culture? When the term ‘Pop Culture’ comes to mind I think of the society that we live in today. Literally everything around is can be considered pop culture from: gaming, movies, music, and sports. Anything that is popular, or trending can be defined as pop culture. The popular opinion of the consumers creates the pop culture towards an idea. The most common form that we see everyday would be entertainment. Entertainment is what this generation thrives upon as crazy as that may seem, especially in our younger population. Social media plays a huge importance with what society considers to be popular. There are so many influencers that have taken advantage of these social media schemes to where anything they say or do can impact everything around them. For example, our president Donald Trump is one of the biggest trolls out there and he says the darnest things on Twitter which a lot of people take offense to. Social media spreads quicker than the common cold. I hear about what’s happening all over the world on social media than I do on the news channel. Maybe its just a generation x thing? Most people I know don’t even have basic cable anymore because they watch Netflix and YouTube everything now or even Firestick TV. The prime example of pop culture would be Smartphones! Smartphones have completely taken advantage over the world. We are all brainwashed and addicted to the point where we are dependent on these hand-held objects. Honestly, I’m curious to where our technology will be in the next ten-fifteen years because we are rapidly evolving and adapting coming up with new ideas every day.  Pop culture’s the center of our lives and interesting to think about because we all enjoy the happiness that comes with it.