Brain Dump | Morning Musings

"Not everybody is going to care,just keep working and have your own ways to be satisfied."

Welcome to my brain dump, it's morning and when I can sit down, sipping a cup of coffee while contemplating life and emptying it out a little.

These days I've heard the term of Tiktok Standart as more young people are on it, they also consume more information from it. These Tiktok Standards, came from others who talk about what people should/shouldn't do. Apparently where I am from, it has serious repercussion that was able to actually wrecked a good relationship, habit or just normal expectations.

With these ludicrous standard, it's like whatever we do is never enough. The thing is, every generation has this. Millenials with their instagram expectations, and now my generation, with its Tiktok standard.

I am considered an old Gen Z and a lot of us are becoming a lot more mature. Hence, you see the criticism are actually coming from the late 20's bracket trying to spread the awareness that it's OK to have our own ways to be satisfied.

There's nothing inherently wrong with not having what others supposed to have and stop caring about what others think. Even for me, it took me a while to understand this concept and is actually being fine with redefining my own satisfaction.

About 6 months ago, I moved permanently from a place I used to call home for a decade. That was one of my major life decision and I am moving to a place where expectations are a little different. People over here loves to flaunt their wealth and if you can't meet the standard, you're considered the lowest of the low. To put it simply, you only have a voice in the society when you have a certain amount of money and is able to show it off.

Where I used to live, I never got that vibe at all. As much as they are wealthy, there was a certain grace to it and they don't really like to flaunt it off. They were much humbler than people around here. It was frustrating me a bit because so much of conversation here has always been about how much so and so makes, their latest buy on properties etc. Inside cafes, that's all I heard about as well.

So, I am going against this current society norm actually. It's been challenging and at first, I tried to explain to people that I don't need a car, I don't need this or that because they were telling me to just get a, b,c,d, e and the list were endless. The thing is, I am really satisfied with what I currently have and able to do. Don't I want more? Sure, who doesn't ?

However, even it takes me slower to get there, I don't really mind it. Even if I have to work more than others to get that extra piece, why not? The thing is, if I am doing something that means I love it and I have the right to just quit things when I don't find it meaningful anymore. There are always options for me since life is more than just an A, it goes to Z.