There's a Starman

THE “STARMAN” TREND ON YOUTUBE AND TIKTOK HAS ONE OF SEVERAL MEANINGS: A TRIBUTE TO SUPERMAN HIMSELF AS A SYMBOL OF HOPE, OR SOMEONE SAYING THAT IF THEY HAD SUPERMAN'S POWERS THEY WOULD ASPIRE TO BE LIKE HIM INSTEAD OF CHARACTERS LIKE HOMELANDER AND OMNI-MAN, OR A CLIP OF SOMEONE IN THE WORLD DECIDING TO DO GOOD AT THEIR OWN RISK WITHOUT REWARD. ALL SET TO DAVID BOWIE'S “STARMAN”. AND THIS TREND, AS I SAID IN THE TITLE, MAKES ME CRY. STARMAN IS A HERO WHO SYMBOLIZES HOPE, KINDNESS, FAITH IN TRUTH AND JUSTICE. THE WORLD IS FILLED WITH SCARY AND CYNICAL EVENTS RIGHT NOW, BUT THE CONCEPT OF HOPE EMBODIED IN HEROES LIKE SUPERMAN IS STILL RELEVANT AND IMPORTANT. MEMES AROUND SUPERMAN ON PLATFORMS SUCH AS YOUTUBE AND TIKTOK PAY HOMAGE TO SUPERMAN AS A SYMBOL OF HOPE, EMPHASIZING THE CHOICE TO DO GOOD EVEN IN DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES. THE TREND OF PEOPLE EXPRESSING A DESIRE TO EMULATE SUPERMAN'S POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES INSPIRES HOPE AND SERVES AS A REMINDER OF THE POWER OF KINDNESS AND OPTIMISM IN A WORLD THAT OFTEN TENDS TOWARD CYNICISM.