#but i've realized in the past year that the whole cast is weird and nerdy about things and i still find them to be admirable

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the phd in psych story is so cute because like courtney says, it's a reminder of why their work on smosh is so important sometimes. it's so cool that shayne just being himself helped a complete stranger. and even in much smaller ways (that don't involve a total career change), smosh makes an impact on people every damn day.

and like tommy joked about it in bit city ("smosh is for people with only one friend"), but smosh has provided me and psych op and so many others with a sense of community and just a general reprieve from how chaotic the world can get.

i love that smosh makes me laugh until i cry. and i also love the moments when smosh changes my perspective on things and challenges me to think more critically. so yeah. what a great last stories to end 2024 on.