Why You Should Do Things For The Plot

But at your own risk

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Every article or blog post by a Gen Z writer talks about being the main character in the story of our lives and romanticising every little thing that life throws at us.

You didn’t have to keep talking to that guy even though you knew it would end up unrequited, but you wanted character development.

You didn’t have to say yes to that boring job with no passion, but you wanted to be in your corporate slave era.

You did not have to click a picture of that sad little window, but you wanted a content-worthy snap.

We have successfully aestheticized every emotion to survive them.

We’re trying to make sense of our lives, one lingo at a time, and one of the most popular excuses that we’ve weaponized in the name of narrative control is: ‘doing it for the plot’.

It is about making choices that are spontaneous, exciting, and dramatic with little or no regard to the consequences that might follow in the future.

Sometimes, we just want scenes over sensibility and moments over logic.

Doing things for the plot is our act of rebellion over mundanity, stagnation, and boredom.

We are not waiting around for someone to come and make our lives better.

We are writing our own stories, even with errors and typos.

We are letting go of the fear of making mistakes because we know it’s inevitable, so why not have a little fun with it?

I’m not endorsing self-destruction for a little drama, but we need memories worth missing, stories worth telling, and experiences worth writing.