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As most of you probably already know, Twitter is very popular among young adults.  It can help people spread news or share their religious, social, and political views.  I'd like to say my primary use for twitter is to spread my beliefs and learn about the world, but in all honesty I'm a shallow person because I just use it for a good laugh.  But in order to have a funny timeline you need to follow the right accounts. One of the accounts that I follow is called Average Life Goals.

As you can see, this account is very popular.

Average Life Goals, or @AverageGoal, is an account that focuses on......wait for it.....average life goals.  If you're a big player in the social media game then you're aware of the trend of #goals.  People are always posting pictures of what they dream to have one day. 

While I think having goals is a good thing, I personally prefer to have goals that I can actually achieve.

For one, you won't find me in the gym.

Sorry, but I'd prefer not to break his back.

If you search Twitter for #goals you will find anything and everything from relationship, travel, house, and car goals.  The Average Goals account mainly focuses on the house and car goals, making fun of what other people might actually consider to be one of their goals in life.  I think that having a BMW is a lofty goal for myself, but nobody makes fun of my goals.  Somebody coming from a less wealthy background might actually have a lofty goal of owning a 2002 White Kia Spectra, so why is it okay to make fun of their goals? 

Likewise, somebody who might be struggling to make ends meet might be lucky to just have a cell phone plan, even if their phone isn't the newest iPhone.  

By the use of humor the Average Goals account ends up normalizing the degradation of impoverished people.