Schrei

Yes, I got that from the Tokio Hotel album. I figured since the album is called "Scream" in the US, that's probably what it means in German. I say "probably" because I simply don't feel like looking it up. Speaking of German, there's a language I'd like to learn. So many cool words. And it just sounds gruff and intimidating.

Anyway, about screaming. Why do people do it? I mean, what does it accomplish? I can't think of a single instance where screaming at someone/something is a more worthwhile and effective action than anything else. It's like an exertion of energy toward nothing, for no purpose. In a panic/emergency situation, why do people scream? Why are they clogging others' sense of hearing with pointless screaming when other people need a way to communicate actual, relevant things?

Is it out of fear? If so, why scream when you can use that energy to take a baseball bat/gun/crowbar to whatever scares you? Is it out of frustration? How about doing something about it instead of letting out what amounts to nothing more than a loud, high-pitched whine? Is it out of excitement? If it is, then why not say or do something that other people understand, and to which they can respond? I mean, screams are loud and obnoxious; they don't draw people in. So why do it?

That's something I love about this blog. I know no one reads it, so I have no worries about having to respond to someone who tries to defend lame actions like screaming.