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An Imaginary Momentum

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I was recently watching this documentary  about a music festival that never was. It shows how so many people fell into this monetary trap based on social media and FOMO(fear of missing out) advertisement. Men and women spent thousands of dollars on a make-believe lifestyle party represented by doctored media of what-could-be. Other than being terrible proof of what our sinfulness can turn us into as we lead others astray (I'm speaking of the man who put it together), it caused me to think about the imaginary momentum our generation is living in. Driven only by what we see and not by factual, personal experiences. We press on to this dream that has been painted in front of us. The vision of a life well-lived by the fleeting passions of this world. We are gratified by the unfulfilling joy of the nonexistent. "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and accept