CUST 1000Y: Introduction to the Study of Modern Culture
February 25th, 2012
Ever since mankind began to invent and explore their creativeness for the good of the
progression of the human species, our cognitive abilities have skyrocketed in the direction of
efficiency and universal growth. We’ve accomplished so much in such little time – we are able
to cure diseases, travel through any density and distance, and even discover worlds outside of
our own. Our limits have become endless. However, with the tremendous, ever-changing
culture we have grown accustomed to around us, of course evolution must take its course. The
impact of the nature of our current contemporary culture has done wonders on our bodies
without us even knowing. According to Sigmund Freud, especially in an excerpt of his piece
titled Civilization and its Discontents, this impact is to blame for our unhappiness. Freud’s
