Don’t Go with the Trend


You must be aware of the Mashable trend, they run headlines like 10 things you must know about the iPhone 5. The style has caught on with the rest of the web too. There are websites which run stories titled 100 things you must do before you die. 20 great shows to watch. 50 must read books. Then there is 50 things women like to see in men. 10 places to visit before you die, stuff like that. People make Facebook a horrible experience with sharing all these links. In real life too! I met people who swear by these things, shows how shallow they actually are. The other day someone shared a post – 10 reasons why you should travel alone. I hope one of them was “you can fart in peace.” This guardian article is worth a read – http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/05/100-top-things-dont-need