Me Me Me Win Win Win

America's unhealthy obsession with superiority.

ME ME ME WIN WIN WIN
America is obsessed with winning. BUT, you couldn't POSSIBLY understand just how deep this obsession goes. "Me me me Win win win" Is
something, a philosophy I have been understanding for a long time now. It is to be taken literal. This is how the American mind works these
day's. "me me me win win win" Its so juvenile and disgusting but I understand the WHY. Could be part of our instincts. This sick obsession to win
against your peers, or win as apart of a larger collection of them. For example, politics. Both sides constantly at odds looking for their wins in the
medias or policy. Its not about their work, its simply about winning over the other. I drive a very ugly car. On the road I see evidence of this
mindset constantly. It never fails, regardless of where we are. A school zone, A checkpoint, A parking lot, Even past an officer conducting a traffic
stop. I have observed every driver hungry for their next win. They speed by going well over the speed limit and go for the pass always.
Americans will go for the pass even at risk of their own lives. Why? because this is "a win." Look upon my own greatness, I am far too important
to maintain pace with the rest of you. I can recall a very real experience I had that shows just how desperate they can be for a win, regardless of
how petty it may seem. There is a bridge linking Van Buren to Fort smith in Arkansas. For a year they had closed 1 lane on either side for repairs,
towards the end you are expected to merge to the right lane where it will be one lane from there on. The speed limit was reduced to 30mph
because it was a construction zone. I am approaching the merge point but I am already in the right lane, behind me was a brilliant looking SUV
very shiny and new. They go for the pass, violently running over 5 traffic cones the engine howling with effort speeds double that of my own,
construction workers jump back as far as they can as the suv takes its righful place ahead of the rest of us. Very shortly after however, The road
opens up back to two lanes with a prompt intersection. As I watch them speed ahead in all their glory I see them stopped by that red light in the
left lane as I come to rest in the right lane. You see, In their mind to be behind my ugly and slow car was to suffer a grievous loss. They are the
ones with the shiny new SUV after all, But that doesn't count unless they can take this acquisition and project its superiority onto the rest of us. I
know you have seen this before, Every window rolled down with their music on max volume. A song is playing and you can hear the lyrics
clearly, Usually goes something like, "me me me win win win" in the artists message. By playing that music in that manner the driver is
associating themselves with this music to say to everyone else that the lyrics reflect the driver. Me me me win win win. Old Greenwood Road,
Notorious for its policing. We all know the FSPD favor this road. I thought it was bizarre due to it being tied to nice upper class neighborhoods
and businesses. But as it became a part of my commute I realized why. The speed limit was 40mph but the frequent drivers were more on the
line with 60mph. Big flashy cars, and loud music. Its the "I Win River."
This mentality doesn't stop on the road though. Why do luxury brands even exist? Luxury cars, luxury clothes, food, and homes. Pay to win. Why
would someone spend $300 dollars on a t-shirt when they could have one for $20? Its a win. Go ahead and leave the price tag on, Its proof of
your triumph! HA they say, My shirt cost more than yours! Very juvenile I know, but its real behavior. Money is power so therefore proof of a
significant purchase can be seen as proof of their own power. Gucci is just another win condition. It will never be enough though, cliche to say
but we all know it doesn't stop with just one expensive shirt or purse. It doesn't stop with one risky maneuver made in a luxurious vehicle. After
all, not everyone had seen that shirt or seen their importance on the road. It must continue. Well these are clear examples of the "me me me
win win win" mentality, But they are examples of the pay-to-win variety.
For those who cannot afford those luxury pieces But still yearn to project their superiority, there is another option. Your body. We see this often
on social media don't we? Ohhh but you're already thinking to narrow my dear reader. You assume that maybe the only example would be
wearing poorly fitted or revealing clothing to garner admiration that would be exchanged for a sense of superiority. That IS one example but I
like to dive deeper. Six feet. A unit of measurement but also a vessel for another win. There has been for sometime the notion that in order to
be a "real man" you must be 6ft tall minimum. Wowee I say. I will see a post captioned something like, "If you are dating a man under 6ft you're
dating a child.'' Shocking isn't it? This inspires men who fit this height requirement to go online and make cringe worthy content projecting
something as mundane as physical height onto the internet. In their minds they don't have money to pay-to-win, they might not have looks like
Matthew McConaughey but at least they are 6ft tall. And so they cling to this religiously and project it ceaselessly so that they can feel what it
feels to be superior. Eye color? Now we're really getting petty but I shake my head regardless. Headlines that read, "How rare is your eye color?"
Then you'll see this attached to ordinary people posting ceaselessly photos of their eyes. Click on their profile and you'll be more familiar with
their pupils than they are themselves! I laugh earnestly at all of this.
Six pack abs, long radiant hair, and flawless skin. It seems that if you have it, and it is desirable? The only course is to project it in every single
aspect of your life endlessly, lest you fall behind in superiority. It can get dangerous as you must now be aware. Risking life and limb to pass a
1996 Honda accord in a construction zone or isolating your entire being to only your physical height. But maybe none more dangerous than
those who use their body in another way. Physical violence. I've experienced this myself. I have seen it done to others more often. A towering
figure of a man with muscles large and swollen, using them to hurt or intimidate. What happens when someone doesn't have money, or
knowledge, no abs, their not tall, no remarkable eye color, they're losing their hair, no looks to speak of? Then they have to create other ways to
be superior. What happens when we all become obsessed with being superior? We all desperately cling to anything that would give us the
feeling. Does it ever end? No, because time goes on and so does our lives. We mustn't win one day only to lose the next! We HAVE to win
everyday! We must drive everywhere as fast as we can! Faster and faster we must leave the rest of them behind. These abs, they don't maintain
themselves we must starve and work endlessly to maintain them, lest we lose our superior physique. And if you have only strength? You must
crush and intimidate all who stand before you each and every day, lest you feel lowly in comparison. Me Me Me Win Win Win, You have to have
more money, you must have the best car, don't eat you have to maintain your physique, don't sleep theres work to do, pay for that operation,
you could be the only person alive with magenta colored eyes! Then they'll see how superior you really are! Could be why I no longer eat at
Denny's by all means.