A Dose of Pure Teenage American Anxiety
A new kind of book written by an odd kid with a lot of heart, and very few ideals
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My
first manager at a fast food place used to tell me that I had integrity
problems. She said this because I never took my job seriously. I never followed
the correct procedures, and putting out a quality product never interested me.
She used to tell me that I showed no pride in my work. Once again, this led to
some insecurities. I used to think she might have been
right. I thought I was selfish because I had a job and never took it seriously.
Now, I would never again doubt myself when it comes to this subject. What
entitles me to care about a job? Let me ask you this. Did the job or any of its
corporate members care about me? I work my ass off so the company can pay some
gay boy band seven figures to endorse their name even though every person in
the free world has heard of the company. This happening while one customer
check covers more than my hourly wage. You know what, the day I make as much as
the corporates do is the day I care. Sounds
reasonable enough don't it? I remember one time I wanted a night off for a huge
concert that I already bought the tickets for, and the manager told me that
other people who had been there longer requested the day off before I did. This
coming from a guy who did nothing all night and could have easily taken my spot
on the line himself. He could have helped me in a heartbeat, but nooooo. Don't they get it? How can they possibly expect me
to care when they don't? Don't worry I didn't go to work that night. Integrity? Respect? Once again
respect is given to those who earn it; a concept which doesn't seem to hard to
grasp to me...
...
I see what they do with reality in movies, and it is sad because it is this
stuff that will effect kids a lot more than violence
or sex. We live in that type of society, and they will never change that. But
if a kid understands what is real and what is not real, than violence and sex
will never be his main problems. You get these movies where it starts off with
a basic underdog. We are talking some little Italian kid that moved to
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About the Book
Everyday
you see something else in the papers about some kid doing some amazingly insane
act beyond our understanding. Then you see kids dressed weird, listening to
violent music, and speaking in such a dangerously formal way, and you just
can’t help but point the finger. Well, an understanding has to be reached
before a generation’s freedom is completely stripped. Those insane things they
do, that comes from somewhere. What that source is, no one really knows. A
Dose of Pure Teenage American Anxiety is 200 + pages of figuring out that
answer through the author’s experiences, and this author is not a doctor or a
scientist. He’s a normal twenty year old doing everything we do,
and he thinks a lot.
A
Dose... was written by a person that
was labeled... different. He was different because the people who know what is
“normal” called him different. Now Chris Massa is on
a mission to not only stand up for himself, but for an entire generation that
has its individualality stripped by an older
generation that supposedly knows what’s “best” and what’s “normal.” You see
Chris belittles them for once. He turns the blame to the parents, the
teachers, political leaders, employers, and role models. Basically it’s a book
of venting! If you ever wanted to take a hellish look into the negative,
faithless, and miserable world of an American teenager, the opportunity has
arrived.
About the Author
Chris
is twenty years old inching ever so close to the big 2-1 (and insanity!). He
resides in
He
wrote A Dose--in the midst of the ever so fun age of nineteen when he was
arriving at some hard truths about the world we live in. He wrote it with the
hope that it could lead him to a better life in which he can openly and creatively
interpret what he sees, and also gain knowledge without outside interference
from anyone. He considers himself a “martyr” for a very misunderstood
generation. His ultimate goal is to poke at the world’s problems, but in a more
neutral, youthful, and even humorous manner.