For Those Feeling They've Wasted Their Youth
With the pandemic cancelling most our plans it seems that a lot of us, teenagers feel like they've lost their youth. Having talked to many of my friends, however, I found that this problem is not caused solely by the current state of the covid-provoked lockdowns and inability to socialise, but also by one other, constantly prevailing issue.
We live in a culture where our perception of life is massively influenced by the images we see on social media, TV, YouTube etc. These images, however, are only the highlight reel, a glorified version of one's life, a version that is never the entire picture. This erroneous vision of a perfect, movie-like life casts a shadow over our, often already pretty great (but not perfect, still filled with hurdles and moments of sorrow) lives.
This is for everyone feeling that they've lost their youth. I feel you, I know what it's like. That's why I made this video - to remind me that even though I haven't lived through a story of a coming-of-age film, I've done many other, wonderful things in the meantime. I have not wasted my youth.