How a TV Sitcom Convinced the World That Being a Loser Without Integrity Is Cool
And how it shaped Western society
I recently finished watching Friends, the American sitcom, for the first time in my life.
Considering that the show aired for the first time in 1994, it took me quite a long time.
I liked the comedy, but I hated the message of this show. They say it’s about life in our twenties and how friends become our family during those years. And they say the 6 characters are the ideal friend group and their personalities have something relatable for everyone. And I strongly disagree.
I saw them as this group of losers without integrity.
Let’s start with the second part, integrity because that is a thousand times more important than success.
The characters of Friends have no integrity.
All the members of this friend group have some very problematic personality traits. They lack a lot of basic values for being decent human beings. And they actually embody many anti-values.
Here are some of their anti-values:
- They lie regularly and don’t feel guilty about it.
- They cheat and betray their relationships and…
