Late Bloomer Theories

I am the very definition of a "late bloomer." I hit puberty later than normal. I'm not interested in things until they're out of style. I am 26 and I'm just now deciding that I could use some muscles on my body. Now, before this gets to be a self-pity session, I want to point out some benefits of being a delayed adapter. A hip-skeptic if you will. I think I might be onto something.

Fame, fashion and popularity are fickle things that change with every issue of Entertainment Weekly. So it goes with many other things in life. The root of these changes is impulse. In fact, impulse drives the majority of the world forward, inspiring people into action with only a few primal gestures of persuasion. New! Improved! Sexy! Hip! Limited! Bargain! Luxury! Its hard not to fall victim to desire when you see those words rushing right at your corneas. The key to resisting these impulses could possibly lie in your hormones.

Now, I admit this is bordering on pseudo-science, but I'm sticking my neck out here to draw some correlation. The desire to adapt to modern trends can be based on your body's synchronicity with the targeted market for a particular product. Consider: A 26 year old with delayed development will not recognize their self as an ideal consumer for a product marketed to their age group. As a late bloomer, this makes sense to me. Then again, it is 3am and I'm writing this because I couldn't sleep.

While I often make friends with people much older than me, I find myself interested in things meant for the younger crowd. I never feel like I fit inside the shoes that someone my age is supposed to fill and this sensation has conditioned me to outright reject most suggestions for things I could possibly enjoy. Well, the first thing we learn in Psychology 101 is to never diagnose yourself, but this is nice food for thought.

I think I'm on the verge of listening to indie music for once.