I haven't written a rant article yet so here it goes:

I attend a technological school with several on-campus organizations and sports teams such as Greek life, professional associations and so on. So when I say I run into a wide variety of people, I definitely mean it, and I'm not saying that in a bad way at all. On a daily basis, I see at least five different types of people, the athletes, the nerds, the Greeks (fraternities/sororities) and so on. Each type of person seems to have their own thing that they are into.

For example, the athletes may be really entertained by watching sports, or the nerds entertained by playing video games. Something about this bothers me, though; each group seems to ostracize the other groups based on their interests. It's not even bullying, it's complete and total isolation. Why, though? Because groups of people think that what another group does it totally worthless and meaningless: "Why are you so obsessed with watching sports, its a waste of time because you aren't doing anything", "Why do you like playing video games, it is not real life?"

The answer to these questions is because it makes that person happy. So why are people bashing on what other people love to do? If something brings you satisfaction, you shouldn't be isolated because of it. It simply makes no sense to bash on someone because they do something other than what you do because they can go right back on you with the same reason. People need to learn that everyone has their own identity and own interests. I see this happening way too often and it needs to stop.

Instead of isolating other groups of people, how about engaging them in what they do. At least showing a slight interest in other people's hobbies and activities makes that person feel so much better. College is a tough time for a lot of people so knowing that other people are there to support them is a great feeling.

Thank You.