It feels comfortable to 'grow older' because you can look back on previous trends, brands, and miscellaneous stuff that u once found 'meaningful', and u can say 'fuck that shit.' It's kinda weird to grow up, and see teens + tweens who are still utilizing the same branding techniques of 5-10 years ago now that retail outlets like hot topic exist. Even if some of the clothes + accessories change, there are still core components of the tween branding decision making process which will never change.

Did yall have an authentic brand during High School, or were u just trying to 'find urself' utilizing the resources at your local mall? Do u think it is 'bad parenting' if ur parents let you 'express yourself' before the age of 18?

If u could only choose 1 brand to utilize during ur high school years, which 1 would it be?

Brand #1: The Zany Bro who wears bright stuff & tshirts that reference nostalgic tv shows/brands

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or

Brand #2: The alone bro, thinking about important life issues.

I feel like both of these brands were strategies that non-alphabros would use to 'get attention' from females. It was often difficult for ZanyBro to make a girl find him to be 'date-able.' He was more of a 'jester'/'joker', and wasn't meant to be taken seriously. By cultivating attention for himself by replicating the stereotypes associated with 'bein all zany', he made it impossible to create meaningful relationships with people. ZanyBro is sometimes fun 2 b around, but might not have the ability to 'shut off zany mode', making it hard for him to find consistent bros. A life without consistent bros seems like a 'desolate prison.'

The LonerDeepBro was able to forge connections with ppl, but you were often let down by how 'simple' the lonerbro was. Girls would think that the has an understanding of beauty which no1 else could recognize, but then you talked to him, and he was just 'a bro who had a really weird perspective of himself + the world.' I think it might be more difficult to be an authentic 'loneBro' because of online social networks, but most lonebros will have a 'minimal profile' that just has some dumb quote on it, or maybe that his fave author is Edgar Allen Poe.

Both of these brands are searching 4 meaning, and are only temporary personal brands on the personal branding timeline of your life. However, it is important to understand that if you are a zanyBro, part of you will always be a zany bro, because people will remember 'the real you', even when you grow up and your brand matures. Not sure which 1 I would pick if I had to live my life all over again.

Which 1 would yall choose?
What is a good alternative brand to have during high school?
Some1 who is into 'punk music' like Green Day?
R u ashamed of the person u used 2 b?
Are u 'relieved' that u didn't go to high school during the Napoleon Dynamite era?
Is Am Appy going to become a 'parody brand' when the tweens of this generation grow up, sorta like Old Navy?
What were u like in hi school and how did u change when u went away 2 (community) college?