In todays lives due to popularity of media platforms and celebrities’ influence especially among younger generation, it has been said that they are becoming more obsessed to follow their lives and imitate their lifestyle and fashion. There are several reasons for this trend and leads to serious issues which i will elaborate both in the following paragraphs.
On main cause teenagers tend to copy famous people’s lives is the widespread of social media. With the development of internet and digital platforms celebrities are constantly in the eye of the public with showing off their lifestyle such as their daily routines, habitat of foods, clothing and fashion even the way they talk and attitude. youths who spend majority of their times on internet and exploring social medias such as Instagram or Youtube are in target of these people to imitate their lives. The more teenagers spend time on following such contents, the more addicted they will be. Celebrities often try to advertise their fashion with the goal of achieving teenagers attention in order to get paid and youths who are passionate are easy targets to get fooled by them. For further illustration, my younger sister who is obsessed with Charli De milio whose is a famous Tiktoker, often try to follow her behavior, style and simply everything that makes her close to her.
However, following influencers and celebrities too closely can cause several problems. Firstly, it may create unrealistic expectations, especially when teenagers start comparing their lives with the fake images on internet. This trend not only can impress teenage lives but can also affect their parents with the rise of financial pressure. they desire to purchase expensive clothing, or beauty product in an effort to imitate these lifestyles. For example, my little brother sold his AirPods just to buy Ronaldo’s new branded and fashionable shoes to gain popularity among his friends.
In conclusion, the advancement of internet and media platforms has effected teenagers the most and they tend to follow their lifestyles and fashion which can be misleading and leads to serious consequences.