I had a strong southern Baptist upbringing. I attended a Christian school from grade 1 through grade 5 and I always had questions. But it was the devil in me, or so they said and my questions remain unanswered.

There cannot be one ideal because bliss is unique to the individual. Surely a serial killer and I could not have the same idea of happiness. While that may be a drastic comparison, you read this and I would not have the same idea of perfect either.

It is interesting what the internet has done for knowledge and religion and inner peace. We are inundated with photos from celebrities and the rich that show us the life we think we want to live. Depression is at an all time high because with one click we can see everything they have that we do not. So we act on assumptions, and as Carr said, “more information can mean less knowledge (pg. 214, The Shallows). The Internet leads a lot of people with less discerning research ability to believe many things that are not true, or half truths, or truths that are not easy to understand without an experts guidance so they are misunderstood and warped in the minds of an average Joe or Jolene.

The other phenomena this depth of contrasting information provides is a false sense of ideals. Kim Kardashian has the ideal backside, Ariana Grande the best face, this person has the best car, etc. Coverage decides the ideal. The more people see one picture and talk about it or share it, the more others start believing in the catchiest caption as fact. So we collectively decide an ideal without even knowing it.

But realism is the way to go, or everyone is only progressing towards one thing.