I didn’t invent the term vainglorious.

It describes a disturbing trend amongst young women who act without regard to the long-term ramifications of their narcisim…

I blame their parents.

The internet is full of them. Piercing, tattooing and indulging in sexually provocative and explicit conduct. The thing is, the internet is forever. What you indulge in today, lives on long after you’ve outgrown and matured beyond your stupid mistakes.

Do I sound like a prude?

I’m not. I don’t hold back when I play the sax. My stage presence is an important part of the intense nature of my musical performance.. but I’m not talking about “performers”, I’m talking about twenty somethings who have no talent and are acting “over the top” because they have been given an instant “digital stage”.

Obviously these girls are under the influence.

The greatest influence being their own narcism. Anything goes, cause “I can do no wrong”. It’s a mindset that comes from an upbringing where the most mediocre accomplishment is met with praise. You end up with a person who has been conditioned to believe that anything they think, do or say is “cute”… worthy of attention, praise and is beyond the introspection of criticism.

The thing is, there is now an inescapable digital paper trail which will haunt these girls the rest of their lives. Up till now, the past generations have been blessed with memories where the details tended to fade over time. Remember “free love”? Only an ocaisional documentary with a few film clips remind us of how it was in the ’60’s… A big relief for the vainglorious moments of the past.

Today’s generation doesn’t have that advantage. What they do today will live on as if it just happened yesterday.

A prospective employer only has to “google” her name…and there it all is. Every word, deed, picture and video…

Unfortunately, digitized information doesn’t age or fade overtime. Today’s vainglorious moment will haunt for a lifetime.

-Bob Baran