4/5 stars -- THE DEATH OF COOL : An Open Letter to Generation X

Category:	Books
Genre:	Nonfiction
Author:	Greg Ippolito

Nemu ebook ini kemarin juga tidak sengaja di Goodreads. Dan karena ini cuma essay 16 halaman, jadilah gw download. Ternyata isinya...waooooow...

Generation X adalah sebuah generasi anak muda semenjak Baby Boom. Dan entah kenapa, generasi muda Amrik nampaknya mulai menjadi penganut paham "Coolness". Dalam essay ini dijelaskan awal mula penggunaan kata cool, perkembangannya dan efek negatifnya hingga sekarang.

Cool diartikan dengan "populer" hingga "menarik", kemudian "menyenangkan", "santai", "misterius" hingga "breathtaking". Namun, bagaimanapun "cool" digunakan, semuanya mengacu pada satu hal : WE ALL WANT TO BE IT.

Orang-orang yang dianggap "cool" umumnya dikagumi, produk yang "cool" biasanya larisnya luar biasa dan ide yang "cool" biasanya ramai didengungkan. Paham ini sama menarik dan menggodanya seperti kemakmuran dan seks. Tapi juga bahaya.

Dalam essay ini juga digambarkan bahwa coolness sudah mulai berkembang menjadi suatu hal yang sarkastik, hingga menjadi semakin buruk yang disebut dengan Modern Cool. Modern Cool ini lebih mengarah kepada "passive aggresive".

Di buku ini dicontohkan sebagai berikut :
Saat ada seseorang yg sangat percaya diri tidak setuju dengan pendapat orang bahwa TITANIC adalah film yang paling luar biasa, normalnya dia akan bilang, "Saya tidak setuju dengan itu" Namun, seorang tipikal Gen-X mungkin akan mengatakan, "O yeah, filmnya bagus banget.." dengan rolling-his-eyes. Maksudnya memang sama, namun tidak dalam hal kejujuran.

Banyak hal yang bisa dikategorikan cool, dan secara gak langsung dalam kehidupan sehari-hari kita sudah menjadi a slave of cool. Buku juga membuat gw bertanya-tanya :
- kenapa kita berusaha memiliki smartphone? Well, because it's cool.
- kenapa kita mati-matian pengen nonton konser? Well, because it's cool
- kenapa gw baca buku ini dan bikin review gak jelas ini? Well, because it's cool

:D

delete reply edwinlives4ever wrote on Jan 19 darnia said Generation X adalah sebuah generasi anak muda semenjak Baby Boom. Dan entah kenapa, generasi muda Amrik nampaknya mulai menjadi penganut paham "Coolness". Dalam essay ini dijelaskan awal mula penggunaan kata cool, perkembangannya dan efek negatifnya hingga sekarang. Have you read Douglas Coupland Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture, by the way?

edit delete reply darnia wrote on Jan 19 edwinlives4ever said Have you read Douglas Coupland Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture, by the way? eh belum... e-book-kah, suhu?

delete reply edwinlives4ever wrote on Jan 19 darnia said e-book-kah, suhu? I only have the hardcover; a gift from a German friend. You try to find the e-book; gotta be there somewhere.

edit delete reply darnia wrote on Jan 19 edwinlives4ever said I only have the hardcover; a gift from a German friend. You try to find the e-book; gotta be there somewhere. hoke, Suhu :) Danke buat rekomendasinya

delete reply malambulanbiru wrote on Jan 19 Kok aku tadi ga liat? Wah, kelewat. Cool! #opoh jal ngko ta' golek i maneh

edit delete reply darnia wrote on Jan 19 malambulanbiru said Kok aku tadi ga liat? Wah, kelewat. Cool! #opoh jal ngko ta' golek i maneh langsung dibrowsing nganggo judule ae, Mbokdhe mengko ndek ngisore ono link donlod-e :D

delete reply nawhi wrote on Jan 19 review-mu emang cool Dan, sueer deh.

edit delete reply darnia wrote on Jan 19 nawhi said review-mu emang cool Dan, sueer deh. kedinginan yo, Mas'e :D

delete reply nawhi wrote on Jan 19 darnia said kedinginan yo, Mas'e :D iya neh, dari tadi subuh hujan ga stop-stop.

edit delete reply darnia wrote on Jan 19 nawhi said iya neh, dari tadi subuh hujan ga stop-stop. wiiiis, ndang nikah kemul urip kuwi penak :D *nyetani*

delete reply m4s0k3 wrote on Jan 19 eh pas gw ngasih rekomen lagu-lagu tadi itu gw berusaha cool loh. biar 'beda' aja gitu *nyekek diri sendiri* :))

edit delete reply darnia wrote on Jan 19 m4s0k3 said biar 'beda' aja gitu hahha gw tau :D apalagi elu masukin MIYAVI?!! OMG...udah lama banget gak dengerin Miyavi XD

delete reply m4s0k3 wrote on Jan 19 darnia said hahha gw tau :D apalagi elu masukin MIYAVI?!! OMG...udah lama banget gak dengerin Miyavi XD hihihi.. gw masukin Miyavi gara-gara adek gw nyetel doi mulu dan dia belajar mainin lagu-lagunya. biar dia keliatan cool :)))

edit delete reply darnia wrote on Jan 19 m4s0k3 said biar dia keliatan cool gyahahahhahahaah sumpah, elu ngingetin gw sama temen-temen gw pas masih di Comic Community dulu. Setengah mati mereka nyari nama, dandan, mainin chord yang lagunya gak dikenal, agar band visual-nya exist *sekarang udah bubar* Dulu yang ngetrend modelan Janne Da Arc, Gazzette *L'arc en Ciel udah gak masuk kategori "cool" soalnya udah banyak yang tau* XD

delete reply depingacygacy wrote on Jan 19 " kenapa kita berusaha memiliki smartphone? Well,because it's cool. - kenapa kita mati-matian pengen nonton konser? Well,because it's cool" berarti aku ga cool *ngaku

edit delete reply darnia wrote on Jan 19 depingacygacy said " kenapa kita berusaha memiliki smartphone? Well,because it's cool. - kenapa kita mati-matian pengen nonton konser? Well,because it's cool" berarti aku ga cool *ngaku hihihihihi kan contoh, Mahdep :D kan Mahdep bisa bikin jewellery dari batu apik-apik itu That's cool *in positive way* :)

delete reply edwinlives4ever wrote on Jan 19 depingacygacy said berarti aku ga cool You're saying you're hot?

delete reply depingacygacy wrote on Jan 19 "O yeah, filmnya bagus banget.." dengan rolling-his-eyes.===> jd inget iklan rokok

edit delete reply darnia wrote on Jan 19 depingacygacy said "O yeah, filmnya bagus banget.." dengan rolling-his-eyes.===> jd inget iklan rokok rokok opo, Mah?

delete reply depingacygacy wrote on Jan 19 "That's cool" sayang aku ga suka cool dan, krn kl cool kulitku suka gatel2 gt *eh?!

edit delete reply darnia wrote on Jan 19 depingacygacy said "That's cool" sayang aku ga suka cool dan, krn kl cool kulitku suka gatel2 gt *eh?! tar kalo nemu buku THE DEATH OF HOT, gw kasih ke mamah deh XD

delete reply depingacygacy wrote on Jan 19 lupa rokok opo. kae lho, sing iklane pd nganggo topeng

edit delete reply darnia wrote on Jan 19 depingacygacy said lupa rokok opo. kae lho, sing iklane pd nganggo topeng owh! A Mild yang Go A Head itu yah?

delete reply depingacygacy wrote on Jan 19 sip dan. aku mmg lbh suka yg hot2... hotspot, hot coffee, hotpants, bronis hot *eh! *kumad

edit delete reply darnia wrote on Jan 19 depingacygacy said bronis hot BERARTI NDAK SUKA JARED LETO YA!!!! -- die bukan brondong -- :D *simpen baek-baek Om Jared*

delete reply depingacygacy wrote on Jan 19 bronis dan, bukan brondong manis :p *bawa pulang jared

delete reply depingacygacy wrote on Jan 19 @mas edwin hmmm... tergantung sih, kalo abis ningkring diatas kompor ya hot juga wkwkwkwk

delete reply edwinlives4ever wrote on Jan 19 depingacygacy said ningkring diatas kompor

delete reply bambangpriantono wrote on Jan 20 Apaaaa??? manaaaa????

edit delete reply darnia wrote on Jan 20 @cak Nono : opone??

delete reply depingacygacy wrote on Jan 20 @mas edwin lah, ngomong aja, pengen liat potoku kan.... wkwkwkwk... *siapin ember buat yg pengen muntah

delete reply edwinlives4ever wrote on Jan 20 depingacygacy said pengen liat potoku kan On the stove.

delete reply depingacygacy wrote on Jan 20 hiks, kasian kompornyah... :((

delete reply ayanapunya wrote on Jan 20 bahasa inggris ya?

edit delete reply darnia wrote on Jan 20 @mba Yana : cuma 16 halaman kok :)

delete reply depingacygacy wrote on Jan 20 "@mba Yana : cuma 16 halaman kok :)" dan, pertanyaan dan jawaban ga nyambung blas *usil

edit delete reply darnia wrote on Jan 20 @mah Dep : mencoba untuk cool, Mah XD

delete reply mooncatz wrote on Feb 3 kenapa gw baca review ini? well, because it's cool!