Normally, glorification is good, right? It's making something seem better than what it really is. In other words, it could be put as 'bragging.' But at the same time, it could be bad. Like when you glorify an item, it's like you're telling little white lies. "Oh hey, this thing does this and that and it could do this too!" Yeah, that's what I'm talking about. That's when things turn bad. Glorification is just a bunch of white lies to help you gain something. Whether it be money, respect, or anything else, it's all for the same purpose.
Something different though, is when you glorify a person. It probably has the same concept, but it's just so much worse. For one thing, the person that's glorified could either be pompous and accept the glory, or maybe even add on to it. Or they could feel pressured and scared. I can mostly relate to the latter.
From personal experience, I can pretty much say I hate being glorified. I'll admit a few things. I learn things pretty fast, and in turn that makes me get better at something going at a pretty good speed. And I'm usually /the best/ in my circle of friends when it comes to something like video games. It's kind of irritating though. I'm always expected to be super pro and beat everyone. Like I said before, it kind of makes me feel pressured and/or scared to lose. I don't know, really. But I just hate being glorified.
But hey, everyone reacts different to it. That's just how I do. Maybe you yourself love being glorified, and always do well. While some of us stick with our average talents and just cruise on by.
PS: Man. Finals are gonna suck. The only good thing is that we get out early. We do, don't we?
Yes, you get out at 12:30 on finals days, and then Friday is a minimum day.
ReplyDeleteI've not heard this word glorification used a lot in the contexts you're putting it in. (I usually hear it like, "video games glorify violence," or stuff like that.) But I dig what you're getting at here, I think, in terms of glorification of people/oneself...There's always that balance between self-confidence (good) and narcissism (bad).
Fortunately I can escape all these questions, because I'm perfect in every way.
Agh I completely know what you mean. It's like if you have a certain talent and you show your friend and they say something like 'Ohh my god that's so cool here' and they drag you to your friends and introduce you as 'this girl can do this amazing thing look watch.' and then you feel all pressured and gross.
ReplyDeleteVideo games! I hate when I play with other people and am pressured to be good. I actually like being underestimated (because I'm a woman) :/