#social media has rotted people’s brains to the point

[hermajestyimher]

I'm about to ruffle some feathers with this, but it's been bothering my spirit for a while and I need to let it out.

I know I was one of the people with a platform who ran to comment on the Wizard Liz situation and jumped on the social media bandwagon where everyone had to say something about it. But now that several days have passed, I can’t help but notice that the world of online “female empowerment” has become oversaturated, not just with recycled advice, but with increasingly toxic talking points. Things like “high-value people,” glamorizing sex work under the guise of hypergamy, and encouraging women to act like bimbos as if that’s somehow radical. All of it has started to feel like a massive, communal online brain rot. It’s encouraging surface-level aesthetics while discouraging critical thinking, and it's leaving young women unequipped to navigate finances, relationships, career growth, or real-world emotional development.

This isn’t empowerment anymore. Somewhere along the way, this “community” morphed into a repackaged conservative space dressed up in soft girl branding with a bow tie on it. So many of your favorite gurus are parroting the same talking points you’ll find in the manosphere, just twisted into language that’s palatable to women. Meanwhile, a lot of these same women are in dysfunctional relationships with undesirable men who openly disrespect them, or they themselves are openly involved in sex work while encouraging others to take advice from them on emotional regulation and personal values.

The situation with Wizard Liz really drove this home for me—not just because of her scandal, but because of the way the internet responded. The mob mentality. The idolization. The obsessive praise. It’s wild to watch how quickly the internet will crown a woman as a queen, a mother, a messiah, and treat her as untouchable. “You’re the best.” “You’re my mother.” “You’re the only one I listen to.” It’s become this strange form of digital worship. And I’m not saying that to be cynical because I get why people do it. We’re all just trying to find someone to believe in. But when we put imperfect humans on pedestals like that, we set them up to become avatars for our own unmet needs.

We need to talk more about the cost of this internet idol culture. When people become brands, they stop being seen as people. They become symbols and mirrors for our fantasies. And in that process, our own discernment fades. We stop asking, “Is this true for me?” and start asking, “Who else agrees with this so I can feel safe thinking it too?” Suddenly, everyone is saying the same thing in different aesthetics, and no one wants to be the one to say, “Hey, this might be shallow.”

And the scariest part? This groupthink often looks like empowerment, but it’s just another form of control, only this time it comes with soft music and good lighting.

We don’t need to cancel these women, and we don’t need to worship them either. We can just see them for what they are: people, not prophets. We can honor what they’ve contributed while also questioning what they’re selling. We can notice where we’re projecting our own longings onto someone else’s curated image. And most importantly, we can come back to ourselves.

If you feel yourself comparing, ask: Do I want her life, or do I want the feeling I think her life would give me? Because once you name that feeling, you can start building it: here, now, in your own lane, with your own voice.

That’s what I’m choosing to do. And if you’ve been feeling the same way, I hope you’ll join me.

[pionas]

some people are just in kpop spaces (like twt especially but here too sometimes) to hate on something even on the groups they supposedly “like” which is wild to me! i’m not talking about criticism, which is necessary every now and then, i’m talking about people that go on social media to tweet or post something negative about their fav or another group every single day because they are miserable and i’m sincerely asking… if you hate being a kpop stan so much wtf are you doing here then?? if you hate everything so much just leave and find other people to stan that are not kpop

[cassiopeiaiaia]

Modern Outsiders Hc's

Two-bit has one of those TikTok accounts where he goes up to random people on the street and asks them stupid questions.

Two-bit: “On a scale of one to wet, how wet do you get when you see Ryan Gosling?”

And he’d pull bitches doing it too.

Two-bit would also be a Temu victim. He has one of those matching bathroom sets of AI Mickey Mouse.

Steve and Two-bit genuinely think brain rot is funny.

They’ll sing the brain rot version of songs in the shower.

Steve was (and still is) a leash kid.

Cuz he’s definitely gotten lost in IKEA more than once.

The gang just kinda accepts it now, and once they wander around long enough they’ll find Steve passed out in one of the fake bedrooms.

He also doesn’t drink anything unless it’s bright green and radioactive.

He’s like 4% Monster energy.

Water? Don’t know her.

Steve and Dally both follow like Livvy Dunne, Breackie Hill, and Brooke Monk, Lexi Rivera and all them.

Dally starts fights with verified accounts. Argue with the wall.

He has this ongoing feud with the social media manager of Burger King, and he has to make extra email accounts because he keeps getting banned.

He’d play subways surfers irl

Dally also drives like every traffic law is a personal challenge. He doesn’t ever get into accidents though.

Johnny owns the schools gossip account, and it’s the most scandalous, diabolical, astronomical thing ever. And no one expects it to be him cuz he never says anything in class.

Darry replies to anything and everything with: 👍

Ponyboy: the dog died

Darry: 👍

Darry has one of those ancient phones on life support, and won’t turn on unless you press the home button to the Morse code way of saying “Cheeseburger”

He refuses to get a new one though, he just doesn’t see the point because it’s still functional.

Pony hates E-books because he likes to smell the pages.

He still has one though, because Darry yells at him when he reads into the night.

Vape fiend.

Pony’s gasping for breath and dying on the ground because Darry locked his vape in the medicine cabinet.

He has screen time.

It’ll be ass o’clock in the morning, and Pony’s just at the foot of Darry’s bed begging for more time on his phone.

Soda may or may not listen to white girl music.

Pony caught him once before school and Soda just stood there like: 🕺🧍

Soda also texts in emojis

Chronically online, like he knows every meme the second it comes out and quotes them non-stop

[dmloae]

—JINX HEADCANONS

cw : streamer!jinx, lowercase intended, mention of sextoy, no x reader just simple jinx headcanons, swearing, me in my funny era (i swear i’m funny in my native language), lmk if there is more!

english is not my first language btw, enjoy!

streamer!jinx who is surprisingly a famous streamer with over 100k followers on socials medias, people like her for her random, chaotic livestreams where she passionately crafts, sometimes blowing up her desk in the process, or even cooks occasionally.

"Hello my wonderful people, today I'll try cooking some MInecraft desert with yall," she would begin..

"..Stay with me now, I am actually an incredible cook for real guys!"

stating with her weird goofy ahh looking apron.

jinxlefttoe : NAAH WHO LET BRO IN THE KITCHENN

mincraftlvr : SHE GON BLOW HER KITCHEN UP IM WHEEZINGG

cookiecoquette : at least she got confidence guys.. ntm on my girl now!

mimemamomu : based on how her apron looks, her cooking is probably gonna be actual cheeks, guys, I’m just saying…

"YALL ARE JUST STRAIGHT UP HATING WHAT THE ACTUAL FREAK GUYS???" she would argue, pointing her finger toward her webcam, which by the way, is always going through a lot with the crazy things Jinx puts it through.

and when she would let VI try a piece of whatever she made on live while uttering to her sister to be honest to her fans,

"You're onto something I can't lie.. Just keep it up, yeah?" VI began,

lowtaperfadefornite : BRO GOT A GUN HELD UP TO HER HEAD

kneesurgeryistmrw : BLINK TWICE IF YOU NEED HELP GIRLY

the comment to that would either be some people making fun of Jinx or people thirsting over her sister.. ALWAYS!

goofycaiaddict : WHO DAT IN DA BACKKKKK

ilovepossays : i mean im as good as Jinx cooking so if you ever want to taste me hmu?

"Yall need to stop thirsting over my sister RIGHT NOW or your asses are getting blocked, im not playing.. AND she was being totally honest are yall doubting your all time favorite streamer?" Jinx would complain while reading all the comments popping up as fast as the speed of light, giving them a puppy-eyed look.

streamer!jinx who would put up a PR adress so fans could send her gifts or some things of her amazon wishlist so she can open them while streaming, and one particular day she was only opening up one pink box wondering what it was,

"CHAT this box is so so pretty like actually," she started while shaking the box.

"Now I'm so exited to see whats inside of it.." she would continue. She then proceded to open the pink package like a excited child on Christmas,

She then slowly looked up from the package to the webcame, a thin line was forming her lips, she exhaled slowly.. And she pulled whatever was in the box to show her fans,

"WHO THE FUCK SENT ME A FUCKING DILDO? I AM DEFINITLY COMING FOR YOUR ASS WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK GUYS?"

user5679 : LMAOOOOO TO THE PERSON THAT DID THAT ILY FRL

justkiddg : BROOO YOU SHOULD BE THANKFUL IF YOU EVER GET HOES UR PREPARED!

sstylin : HOLY CHEESE THATS ACC SO FUNNY WTH

hklopfh : BROS GETTING BANNED LMAFOO

streamer!jinx who is so brainrotted.

IDC WHAT YOU SAY she would just be on stream, while playing roblox wth the voice chat on, then completly going on and off while muttering some nonsense brain rotted words or references.

streamer!jinx who would go off on 9 years old on roblox.

streamer!jinx who is cronically so online

streamer!jinx who definitly goes to a tatoo palor while streaming because she lost a bet with one of the viewers and she had to get some goofy tatoo.

streamer!jinx who is so ass at playing whatever game that involves shooting.

streamer!jinx who definitly wakes all of her neighbors because of jumpscares.

streamer!jinx who don't look like she gets pussy but she does, trust me.

streamer!jinx who started a youtube channel for funsies but it she litterally got a youtube community with all the ipad kid package that come with it.

streamer!jinx who has an incredible sense of style, she definitly wears carhartt LIKE FOR REAL!

streamer!jinx who is so intentionally funny

ok i got lazy bye!

[astonmartinii]

An Oscar piastri request because I have severe brain rot. Oscar Piastri x black American!reader. Like they met through Logan and Oscar is just downright obsessed with his girlfriend and everything she does. No pressure I just really enjoy the way you write.

southern charm | oscar piastri social media au

pairing: oscar piastri x fem american!reader

once upon a time, in the magical land of the 305, one man would take the mantle of the ultimate wingman

yourusername

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yourusername: pov you're my phone when i'm watching oscar piastri tiktok edits

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user1: babe those edits are doing over time

yourusername: i don't like your tone. oscar is the sexiest man ever, end of.

user2: if your gf isn't arguing with randoms online over you, is she really your gf?

user3: she doesn't hold back when it comes to oscar, that's my GOAT

oscarpiastri: can you stop sending them to me i don't like being perceived.

yourusername: too bad because i want to perceive you

logansargeant: i'd argue she wants to perceive you too much

yourusername: only because you have no one to perceive you

logansargeant: you can't call me lonely when i got you your boyfriend

yourusername: 👋 👀 hey look it's the main contributor to the male loneliness statistics 👀 👋

oscarpiastri: y/n that's mean...

yourusername: but not wrong 😑

user4: i know they're joking but y/n does not hold back

yourusername: had to prepare him for the mean f1 bitches

landonorris: so this is the mysterious gf...

yourusername: watch your step at COTA, oscar may obey team orders but i DONT

landonorris: oscar???

oscarpiastri: i'm sorry y/n can FACTUALLY do no wrong so you're on your own here mate

yourusername: thank you baby. oscar supports women's rights and wrongs he is a hashtag ally

oscarpiastri

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oscarpiastri: getting daily outfit updates from the love of your life >>>

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user5: oh this has to be one of the healthiest celebrity relationships ever

yourusername: omg mom i'm a celebrity

user6: hi can we please get the skincare routine?

yourusername: thank you for picking the ones where i look good baby x

oscarpiastri: you look good, GREAT IN FACT, in every photo ever - every waking moment

yourusername: you're too cute osc x

logansargeant: so you get this and i just get venmo requests?

yourusername: don't hate the player, hate the game

logansargeant: what game are we playing it's just venmo requests for coffee because "i'm a girl i deserve it"

oscarpiastri: idk that sounds logical to me

logansargeant: wait does she not do this to you?

oscarpiastri: no? also just know we split the money so thank you for all of my morning coffees for the last two years logan x

logansargeant: i regret ever introducing you two

user6: obsessed with this nightmare trio

alexalbon: can confirm they are a nightmare

oscarpiastri: don't call us a nightmare on my gf appreciation post

lilymunhe: yeah alex, where's mine?

alexalbon: any trio that breaks my motorhome from getting to competitive during just dance can be categorised as a nightmare - hope this helps x

yourusername: is it because we didn't invite you?

alexalbon: it was literally MY motorhome?

oscarpiastri: we beat our best score on rasputin so sorry not sorry

user7: idk how people can say oscar has no personality when he literally would throw hands for y/n?

yourusername

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yourusername: practising my smize for the COTA paddock can't allow oscar to be the only one to slay in austin

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user10: any spare paddock passes miss?

logansargeant: so i'm not allowed to slay?

yourusername: i think you need to save up all of your slaying for the track to get that point on the board

logansargeant: Y/N ????? i'm trying :(

yourusername: sorry logie bear that was a low blow from me, i'm proud of you

oscarpiastri: talented. brilliant. incredible. amazing. showstopping. spectacular. never the same. totally unique. completely not ever been done before.

yourusername: did you just quote lady gaga?

oscarpiastri: yeah, got a problem with that?

yourusername: nope. you're my favourite little monster

landonorris: i thought this was a healthy relationship - don't call my teammate a monster 😤

yourusername: that's what lady gaga fans are called lando, i've called him much worse, bring ear plugs to cota ;)

oscarpiastri: WAIT NO MY PR TEAM SAID NO MORE SEXY TIMES ON PUBLIC PLATFORMS

yourusername: boring ...

user11: so excited for the best f1 wag to be back in the paddock

yourusername: appreciate it but i can't take the crown from real icon lily

lilymunhe: omg thanks y/n i can't wait to meet you !!

alexalbon: are you always as insane as logan says

yourusername: he's probably not wrong but i prefer the term charming

oscarpiastri: we're just very passionate about things

alexalbon: like just dance?

yourusername: no comment.

mclaren

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mclaren: get someone who looks at you the way oscar and y/n look at each other

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user14: i came here to watch formula 1 not to feel LONELY

user15: okay who was going to tell me oscar had such a hot girlfriend?

logansargeant: trust me literally spend more than 30 seconds with him and you'll know

oscarpiastri: okay but y/n is the prettiest person in the world AND the smartest, funniest and kindest person ever so you WILL listen and appreciate her

yourusername: god i love you so much

user16: is she an aussie too?

yourusername: nope i pulled oscar with pure american southern charm

oscarpiastri: it's true she lassoed me like a cowboy and it was love at first sight

yourusername: let me clarify we were at a wild wild west party but it was defo love at first lasso

landonorris: get someone who looks at you the way i look at the MCL60 😍

user17: lando is one of us

landonorris: i feel lonelier now, around oscar and y/n, than i did right when i was broken up with

yourusername: easy to look like that when your boyfriend is a dashing, charming and humble gentleman + generational talent

oscarpiastri: hehehehe stop you're making me blush

logansargeant: you guys are so gross

yourusername: says the man that's literally an accredited wing man because YOU got us together

yourusername

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yourusername: that moment when you see the love of your life achieve his dreams !!!!!!!!!! NO FR oscar i am so so unbelievably proud of you, you deserve this so much. i love you, thank you for letting me be a part of your life x

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user21: they're my parents now they have no say in it

user22: consider me charmed

oscarpiastri: thank you so much my love, your support is everything to me and i can't wait to grow old with you

yourusername: my heart is yours now and forever ❤️

oscarpiastri: also i'm finding some way to frame you celebrating in my garage

yourusername: i couldn't contain my excitement, sorry to the mechanic who literally got tinnitus from me screaming lol

user23: her in the garage is real f1 fan representation

logansargeant: as much shit as i give you guys, you're so cute and i'm so glad you guys have each other

yourusername: thank you logan!! i forever owe you one for introducing us

oscarpiastri: i promise when you get into a relationship i won't once complain about it

landonorris: i was a cynic, but yeah you guys are very cute - i am endeared

yourusername: oscar tends to have that effect

oscarpiastri: ummmmm i think it's more you

landonorris: okay i said you guys are cute you don't need to prove it again

oscarpiastri

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oscarpiastri: the best weekend ever and wishing i could just take you everywhere with me, until las vegas my love x

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yourusername: take me with you

yourusername: who cares about life responsibilities when i'm with you

yourusername: i'd say i'm a good luck charm but you're too talented to need one

oscarpiastri: i love you so much i miss you already

landonorris: you said goodbye five minutes ago... we've not even got to departures yet

oscarpiastri: is it illegal to miss the love of your life?

landonorris: when i'm not in a relationship? YES.

user24: the way oscar was horrified at arthur's 18 hour screentime, i bet his is just as bad now

oscarpiastri: no comment

yourusername: it's 16 hours lol

arthurleclerc: where is my justice? my apology?

oscarpiastri: we fall asleep on face time. i'm not chronically online i'm just terminally in love with my girlfriend

arthurleclerc: trust me we know

logansargeant: the way i know he's about to fly because @yourusername texts me - always the second choice :(

yourusername: oof i guess i'll nap instead

logansargeant: no i can still beat ur ass on 8 ball pool

oscarpiastri: you can't out do the doer soz bud

yourusername: i miss you come back, bullying logan was so much better together in person

note: i hope this was what you were hoping for! i love oscar so i'm always happy to write for him and i love a good comment squabble! thanks for requesting x

[binerhan]

There is a big undercurrent racism problem in this fandom and it went full mask off with Lei heng. I don’t know if y’all are just terminally online and became very cynical as a result, or brain rotted but it’s fucking disgusting the fandom’s treatment of this character. You have a right to dislike him he’s meant to be an antagonist, but the headcanons some people have made calling him a misogynist and a RAPIST, for no other reason than ‘vibes’ is so asinine and honestly reveals such a lack of social intelligence, the fandom that screams media literacy came up with the most brain dead takes for him. Honestly shit genuinely feels like racism, because no other character has received this level of treatment or reaction. The brown Chinese man though? Suddenly satan. Is it gender/appearance bias? Ignoring all the other far more horrific characters, but oh they’re cute or some shit or ‘uwu pookie’ the woobification some many get like Alfonso, Argalia, Elena, Binah even Kromer, and they’re just a fraction. When Ryoshu’s canto rolls around and she ends up being the one responsible for her daughter getting burnt alive I don’t want to see apologetics.

Also stupid as fuck how people point to his interactions with Zilu. He made 3 RABBIT PUNS to the HEISHOU MAO(RABBIT) character. And has a southern speaking pattern. Have you not heard of people using sweetheart liberally? Or Brit’s using love? There’s so many real world examples of ‘’’flirty’’’ terms being used as nothing but informal greetings or call-outs.

oooh he only talks to- shut up, first interaction he had was ripping a guys tongue out and dismissing half of limbus including dante. He’s not a misogynist, you are just delusional and wanted to make him one in your head without taking a step back and thinking. I’m convinced limbus players don’t even read the story or just speed read the fuck out of it and forget what’s convenient.

[olderthannetfic]

Fandom has transformed in a lot of ways over the past decade and I kind of have to let go of the fact that the community as I knew it has changed dramatically. AI work and algo driven brain rot and weird virtue signaling (no, I don’t mean minority groups when I say this I am referring to people who think fanfiction is activism and bastardize important irl topics and therapy speak for social media clout) replacing good writing has poisoned the proverbial well in a lot of ways. But I’ve found if I can find a good writer or artist to follow I have some piece of the old days. The community at large has been transformed into something I’m no longer interested in but there are still gems out there that keep me coming back. But I do fear the overall quality dip is inevitable at this point, and I don’t see it stopping.

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LOL.

I'm no fan of AI-generated bilge, but ~oh no, writing standards are falling~ is nothing new.

[thr0wnawayy]

Chapter 429 has been my Dabi's Dance

I can't stop smiling.

I wanted to start off by saying thank you. Not to Hori, but to you all. Every last one of you in these tags for your contributions. Be it analysis, re-reads, fan works or simply your perspectives. I look forward to seeing what you will make in the future.

So, Thank you.

I suppose I should start at the beginning. MHA was always in the background of my life and I hated it. I don't watch anime and yet still MHA related media would make it's way onto my socials in all it's obnoxious forms. This went on for years.

And then suddenly, it stopped. It seemed like MHA's craze had died down, I'd still see it from time to time through merchandise but never to the consistency it had prior.

That was until Dabi's Dance was published and the net went wild.

I knew a few things about Endeavor from my past exposure, he was universally hated and abused his kids and wife (to the point she scalded her son in a fit of psychosis).

Deciding I had nothing better to do, I found myself searching to see what kind of consequences would befall such a monstrous character.

Would he fall like Icarus, be torn apart by the public, how would the family he ruined react to the news?.

And then, nothing. No punishment, no reaction. Just dead air.

I recall that my face dropped internally. My blank expression mirrored my phone screen's sterile nature, as it displayed the information in front of me.

He got away with it. So I did some digging and it got so much worse.

Bakugo's evasion of any consequences or damages, coddled and shielded by Hori's inability to go through on anything.

Hawks who murdered a near crippled man on a hypothesis, for the mere crime of having the "wrong" quirk, for not giving up, for being "unlucky"

Aizawa, Hori's little mouthpiece. who decides to play judge, jury and executioner with the futures of students he's supposed to be teaching. Only for the Nedzu and the narrative to allow him, his friends turned into lapdogs that agree to the letter.

The Commission who strive to keep theirrotting husk of a system alive through assasins, child soldiers and indoctrination.

Even if it's gears must be lubricated with blood, even if it means lying to the world and having them clean up the mess. They MUST stay on top, the illusion must be upheld.

I just couldn't fathom how this was seen as a good thing.

And somewhere along the way I began to feel something akin to hate. Not your typical ire, one powered by anger, no.

I wanted to see how low Hori would go, just how horrifically he would mangle a series that everyone had once praised.

I wanted to witness what wonders a jaded community would create, to show what they were capable of (to create and understand MHA in a manner Hori wishes he could even emulate a fraction of)

I wished to see your own expressions of love and hatred.

The thought of witnessing the breaking point, the dust settling to expose all the glaring flaws and infested wounds of MHA. It buzzed in my brain like electricity.

The idea that when all was said and done, you, the people would do what Hori couldn't/wouldn't and forge the bones and salvagble bits of MHA into a story worth remembering.

One where abusers are punished for their crimes instead of rewarded

Where victims can have a voice, feel and grow, carve their own paths and move forward from their trauma.

Where the implications of MHA's rotting and disingenuous society get explored instead of swept under the rug

Where people get a chance.

I waited eagerly for the day it would all fall apart.

So, do you know what I did when I logged onto the tag and saw your posts!?.

I laughed, the shrill giggle in the back of my throat quickly surging into an almost manic cackle. It was like lightning, vindicating and sobering all at once. My face was stretched to it's absolute limits with how wide my grin was. I could almost hear the shattering of MHA's last bit of integrity and I loved it.

The realization MHA's greatest threat was the author himself, It's one that I grasped long ago (as far back as the Dark Dekiru Arc) and I'm sure most of you understood this as well.

But to see that more of you are starting to get it, to realize there's no going back. That as the curtains draw near and the lights begin to dim, there is no other side here. Violence begets violence and Hori's gone past the event horizon.

It feels, hopeful. Perhaps we can build something worth saving.

It's been a wild ride so far and it's still ongoing. Hori's time is long over, it has been for a while now, so I suppose what I'm asking Is:

Now It's Your Turn, what's your play?

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Update:

IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING!

[cherrybean]

Lalo Salamanca Helping Partner with Depression/Anxiety HEADCANNONS

🤍all fluff🤍

Side note: i am glad to be back, sorry about the wait, nothing is better but I have to keep moving forward no matter what, i love you guys hope you like this one 🙂‍↕️ I’ll be also updating a Logan fluff and smut too as huge thank you for being so supportive 💗

- Lalo has a touch of antisocial personality disorder 😭

- Like cmon this man is a little crazy 🙂 so to him someone being depressed or anxious is out of his norm

- He understands feelings but he himself has never dealt with feeling so sad or so anxious to the point he can’t do something

- Lalo lives for the thrill

- You and Lalo had been dating for a while now and he’s only ever seen you be happy or sometimes a bit upset when he’d have to leave across the border for his business

- He’d also sometimes make you angry just so he could make you happy again (please not in a toxic way though 🥲)

- Seeing you having personal issues or family issues would feel strange to him; both in the sense that he had never felt such deep devotion to someone and at the same time because his family was so fucked, that even when they weren’t on good terms they’d do anything for each other

- Lalo would be the type to try and have you talk to him so he can fully understand how you feel

- He’d love you yapping as he could tell that it made you feel better being able to express yourself, but also because he could try and understand your emotions better

- “It’s okay mí amor I’m here” he’d say softly as he’d give you a big bear hug and kiss your head, when you’d break down from all the emotions 🥺

- Some days would be harder for you and he could tell as you would be locked away in your room and scrolling through social media to rot your brain from thinking

- Lalo being the the loving man he is would cook you meals or try to get you out of the house

- He’d definitely would take you hiking or to his house in Chihuahua just so you’d see something else than the four walls of your room, even if it was the four walls of his room 😭

- Lalo strikes me as a protector as well, and I feel like he’d try and take care of your issues by giving whoever is giving you a hard time a “scare” to leave you alone or to treat you better 💀

- Lalo would also shower you with love in the sense of positive thinking

- “Look at my beautiful girl” “estas hermosa mí amor” (you’re gorgeous my love) “it’s okay muñequita” etc would be words of affirmation he’d tell you 💗

- Lalo would never force you to get over things or try to make you happier fast

- He’d love you for who you were even if that meant sometimes he’d have to get you to go outside for some sun or to eat a meal

- I feel like Lalo would be extremely compassionate with his partner and try his best to make them feel better, not because he doesn’t accept them being sad, more so because he wants his partner to see that things aren’t so hard when you’re with the right people

- He honestly reminds me of the meme “have some compassion!! Because this really affects people” 😭😭

- Honestly I feel like Lalo would get you a dog 🥺

- Lalo would most likely get you a German shepherd or a Belgian Malinois to be both your protectors when he isn’t home, but also so they can cuddle with you and be your emotional support animals

- Lalo would be very in-tune with how you’d feel

- I swear this man could tell if you’re not feeling okay when you guys are out and would make sure to have an excuse to leave early

- “I love you mí amor” Lalo would coo as he’d tuck you into bed after a long day 😭

- I know Lalo doesn’t sleep but I feel like he’d still try to for a bit as being next to you would comfort him

[six-eyed-samurai]

TOKYO REV X INSTAGRAM

🌸MIKEY isn't online that much and by that I mean he probably opens it once in a blue moon. Low-key strikes me as one of those people that randomly become active and spam reels, update stories, instigate shit in the group chat and then boom. Just suddenly disappears again. Has forgotten his password more than once (Emma/Draken memorize it for him). His feed is probably memes or desserts or all kinds of ASMR. Doesn't check the profile of whoever follows him and doesn't follow back; keeps forgetting to set his account to private despite Emma's nagging so he ends up having a bunch of strangers and bots following him, probably

🌸I can see DRAKEN'S Instagram FYP having those would you rather (super expensive, sleek, iconic race cars) or (beautiful celebrity name) reels, motorcycles and whatever got infected by the reels his friends send. Follows a few celebrities/companies/news and only people he knows. Active in stories but rarely actually posts. That one friend that watches all the reels. Muted the GC and everyone's acting like he killed their dog (me).

🌸MITSUYA obviously follows all those big name designers and fashion brands, small t-shirt brands and maybe a couple models. I feel like his account is one of the most active: lots of stories on his sisters, does those "(month) dump) photos, gets tagged a lot on everyone else's photos. Somehow managed to avoid all the brain rot reels; he likes watching reels but hates when they all get repetitive (eg same topic different influencer, same dance moves). I absolutely know he keeps highlights. Has a normal person PFP and bio with favroite music. 10/10 nicest Instagram accounts to look at.

🌸 Predictably CHIFUYU'S Instagram account is full of Peke J, silly cat stuff, manga updates (he follows the mangaka) and out of context life updates ("just ate glass ow"). Super easy password to guess - pekej123 probably. His posts are selfies, cats, his friends, cats, once his mom, cats...I think Chifuyu can never decide on a profile picture to stick to as well. Depending on what his current obsession is probably changes it to his favourite character/Peke J/ some blurry selfie. Secretly dreams of having a girlfriend to match it with so a) he has a girlfriend! b) it's cute and c) he doesn't have to decide for himself.

🌸 I'm sorry but I see BAJI as one of those really bad at using social media people, which is a real shame because if he did figure it out he'd probably have a gigantic following and spam reels to everyone. Always accidentally shares the wrong story to Close Friends or public - in fact his account is public too, because he forgets to change it to private and actually doesn't really know how. Follows his mom and tells his friends not to tag him in freaky/gang stuff because she can see it. Posts like he's never heard of stories.

🌸KAZUTORA probably only got an Instagram account because of his friends or when he's working at the pet store, to follow and promote it. Eventually grows to like it though and gets addicted to reels...probably subconsciously absorbs the brainrot and doesn't realize until someone points it out. Surprisingly frequent poster once he gets the hang of it. Hates watching trends because they get too repetitive but loves it when it's of someone's pet dancing.

🌸 TAKEMITCHY has the most normal and typical account ever. Posts a lot of the gang and eventually Hinata dominates it all because simp boyfriend. Probably has some "inspiring" quote on his bio. The good photos of him (aka the ones where he doesn't look like an overly excited kid taking selfies) came from other people."Me and bro" kinda reels are on his FYP a lot; one time he didn't share a "send this lucky Buddha to someone or risk bad luck tomorrow" and had a really bad day so now religiously shares it out.

🌸Definitely one of the girls who posts one picture of themselves and gets about 1000 likes, EMMA is the most frequent user of Instagram and posts like an influencer. Has everyone's Instagram and if you want to stalk someone hit her up. Watches and likes every one of Draken's stories and you can't convince me otherwise. Shinichiro is very unhappy so many stranger boys follow her. Very cute PFP, very aesthetic pictures, very demure-

🌸HINATA has a very private account, so you can't really tell what she's up to based of her online activity. Just a couple photos of friends with no obvious faces, scenery snapshots, fit photos with her face cropped out, which Emma insists is a big shame because she's so pretty!! That friend who sends you "I'm so proud of you" posts and really nice reels. Instagram note probably has some trending song as well.

🌸 I low-key feel like YUZUHA is one of those girls who only take pictures of part of their face - forehead, cheek, shoulder, neck, but never the whole thing. Uses it mainly to help promote Hakkai in the good timelines. Her FYP is beyond cursed and so are the reels she sends. I can see her and Hakkai doing dance trends together to post or playing around with filters.

[mariacallous]

Earlier this month, Tesla, the Elon Musk-led car company, staged a publicity stunt in front of the White House. A row of electric vehicles, including an angular stainless-steel Cybertruck, was arranged for Donald Trump to inspect before a fleet of news cameras. As far as photo opportunities go, it was absurd enough, turning the supposedly august Presidential residence into something resembling the set of a car-dealership commercial. (In its jarring clash of high-and-low symbolism, it recalled the Four Seasons Total Landscaping press conference that Rudy Giuliani hosted on Trump’s behalf after the 2020 election.) Trump, playing the role of the discerning shopper, stepped into a gleaming red Tesla Model S. Musk circled the car, ready to assist his faux client, and pointed out the brake and the accelerator. “It’s like driving a golf cart,” he said. Trump, presumably admiring the touch screen that the car has in lieu of buttons, exclaimed, “Wow! That’s beautiful. . . . Everything’s computer!”

The event was a transparent attempt to lift Tesla’s stock price, which has suffered recently in large part owing to mounting anti-Musk public sentiment. But it was Trump’s brief utterance that stole the show. He has always had a genius for contagious coinages—even, occasionally, when the language is accidental. (Remember “covfefe”?) “Everything’s computer,” with its compressed and fractured syntax, perfectly evokes the befuddling era we find ourselves in: technology is infiltrating every aspect of our lives—even, with Musk’s DOGE rampage, the workings of the federal government. Tesla is computer; artificial intelligence is computer; politics is computer. Am I computer, too? The phrase instantly became a meme, used to caption everything from clips of “The Matrix” and “Star Wars” to images of Kim Kardashian with a humanoid Tesla robot with which she has lately been staging scenes.

The phrase is enthusiastic yet ambivalent. It can be uttered in delight or in fear. Above all, it expresses a kind of bemusement at the tumultuous unknowability of our moment, and in that respect it has something in common with other memes that have gained traction in the first months of the second Trump Administration. As I observed in a column last year, the 2024 election was characterized online by its brain-rot memes, nonsensical collisions of imagery that produced a lot of noise but little coherent impact. (See, for instance: Kamala Harris and brat summer.) Now the brain rot persists, but the underlying subject matter is more dire. We participate in the memes to express our anxiety that whatever is coming next might be even more chaotic than what is already happening.

Another recent example: “Trump took egg. Egg gone.” That phrase is the work of Michael Sweeney, a video editor in San Diego who sometimes directs Democratic political ads. He’d been to his local Costco, where shoppers were maxing out a store-mandated allotment of eggs: two packages of sixty eggs apiece. Sweeney grabbed one of the last eggs on the shelves and, on February 4th, reposted a picture of bare shelves to the social network Bluesky with the caption in question, which quickly took on a life of its own. Sweeney told me recently, “Unlike a lot of problems in the government that Trump’s incompetence is causing, this one is very easy to point out and self-evidently a problem even to people who don’t pay attention to politics.” The phrase morphed into “Trump Take Egg” and then became a memetic rallying cry across social media, labelling more photos of empty shelves and graphs of rising egg prices. A taqueria in Virginia used it as an excuse for a buy-one-get-one-free deal on breakfast tacos: “Trump take egg. Brazos give egg.”

Democrats have struggled to craft any sort of effective message of opposition to the second Trump Administration. One recent round of video clips featuring the speeches of Democratic senators was roundly mocked for repeating tired talking points. In the absence of anything more galvanizing, the formula “Trump Take _____”—fill in the blank with “egg,” “cancer research,” or “Social Security”—is, as Sweeney put it, “sort of self-consciously stupid but at least feels like you’re landing a punch.” Another favorite target of late is Vice-President J. D. Vance. Vance hadn’t made much of an impression in the new Administration until he helped Trump berate the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, last month in a televised meeting from the Oval Office. Vance sat on a couch, looking something like a petulant child, before practically leaping out of his seat to demand Zelensky “say thank you.” It was Vance’s first breakout public moment as Vice-President, and the meme machine went to work: Vance as Humpty Dumpty; Vance as a toddler with a propeller hat and a lollipop; Vance as a hippie troubadour with a neckbeard and a mop of curly hair. The more bizarre—Vance as the center of a nuclear-bomb explosion—the more apt.

A version of the same Vance meme first took hold last October when the Republican congressman Mike Collins posted an image of Vance that had been heavily edited (“yassified,” in internet slang) to have stronger cheekbones and a more angular jawline. Collins, for unexplained reasons, had turned Vance into a “Chad,” an online archetype of bro-y masculinity. Then a Los Angeles-based creative named Dave McNamee posted an altered portrait of a chubby-faced Vance, promising, “For every 100 likes I will turn JD Vance into a progressively apple cheeked baby.” He went on to create a feminine Vance, an elderly Vance, a Justin Bieber-ish Vance. Collins’s original post, McNamee told me, “revealed a deep insecurity that the right has about J. D. Vance—that he is not the masculine icon they want to prop up.”

Liam Grey, the Canadian administrator of various Instagram meme accounts, including one called @dailyvance, for which he collects memes of Vance’s face, compared the Vice-President to “a modern-day Harambe,” referring to the gorilla that was shot and killed, in 2016, when a human child fell into his zoo enclosure. On social media, people photoshopped Harambe into every imaginable scenario, less out of any animal-rights sentiment than as an early expression of online brain rot, the pursuit of viral content for its own sake: the more meaningless the better. The profusion of memes turned Harambe into a sort of internet folk hero, but Vance is no innocent zoo animal; the images of the Vice-President function more like voodoo dolls, casting vengeful spells from afar.

Zach Silberberg, a digital producer in Manhattan who, last July, created a much-shared meme of Vance with slightly shrunken features, interpreted the popularity of Vance memes as a sign of “people feeling powerless.” The new Administration is dismantling the federal government, allying itself with strongmen, and implementing a new McCarthyism. The Vance memes transmute terror into mockery: as Silberberg put it, “This man has an unprecedented amount of access to power. I’m gonna ruin his day just a little bit.” Earlier this month, the journalist Julio Rosas reported that Vance has seen the memes and “thinks it’s a funny trend.” A few days later, the Vice-President himself posted a Vance meme to his account on X, an edit of his face onto Leonardo DiCaprio’s frame in a scene from the film “Once Upon a Time . . . in Hollywood,” in which DiCaprio’s character, an actor, points at a television screen in recognition. In today’s political ecosystem, any form of internet notoriety might be desirable.

It’s one thing when political memes are brain-rotted; it’s another when the practice of politics itself seems to be. This week, The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, wrote about being added by mistake to a Signal group chat, titled Houthi PC small group, in which national-security leaders—apparently including Vance; the national-security adviser, Mike Waltz; the deputy White House chief of staff; and the Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, among others—were planning an attack against the Houthis in Yemen. (The White House press secretary denied that war plans were discussed in the chat.) Waltz celebrated the operation’s launch with a fluent string of emojis: 👊🇺🇸🔥. In a display of gallows humor at the sloppiness of the leaders’ theoretically clandestine communication, people online quickly turned those symbols into memes, and renamed their own chats Houthi PC small group. Making war is computer, too.

[pray4saint]

Hello! Currently thinking about dteam and chuckle sammich honeymoon hc's! Where you'd go, what you'd do, how was IT was mm

dteam & chuckle sammy on their honeymoons

dteam masterlist & chuckle sammy masterlist & descrip. pg. 13+. gn!reader.

a/n. omg bae, i've got you! also thoughts like these are gonna be rotting my brain for the next month / nsfw versions: dteam / chuckle sammy

dream

either hawaii or france.. idk what to tell you he's a cheeseball, sticks with the classics OR on the complete opposite, somewhere thailand (but for the sake of my sanity and writing ability we're going with kona, hawaii)

definitely picked a b&b over a hotel, he wanted the privacy for that first night as a wedded couple

leaving around 11am to go to beaches all day or go shopping

when you're out shopping, he always finds a way to not-so-subtly mention that you guys have just gotten married / he thinks he's subtle

standing in a pacsun, the cashier scanned the tags of the clothes you were buying, asking the usual customer service questions, ”how are y'all doing, did you find everything okay?” and you look up at your husband before nodding, but he still spoke up, ”doing good, we just got married, this is spouse, and yeah,” he turns to you, ”i think we found everything okay.” ”mhm.” you smile at his incessant need to announce that you're married.

tbh powerbottom!dream but in an absolutely sfw, fluffy way / how he looks at you with, essentially, heart eyes when he says something begging for your approval but also making it widely known that you're his and that you're married every chance he gets

dream most definitely has that 'nothing can bring me down' mentality while on your honeymoon

also in the evenings when the sun sets and you're sat next to him or on his lap, he thanks any and every higher power he's ever heard of that you came into his life because you're stunning and he loves you so much and can't imagine his life without you

doesn't even register if fans come up and ask for a picture until you point them out, he's just so invested in you

he also doesn't get on any of his social media except to post the occasional instagram story despite how much you told him it was fine and you didn't mind if he checked twitter or updated his snap story

”clay, aren't your fans gonna worry if you go MIA from twitter?” you set your notebook aside, turning to face him. ”no honey i'm gonna spend time with you, they can wait.” he smiles at you. ”yeah i know but-” ”no buts. they can wait.”

also he inevitably gets sick on the last day of your honeymoon, which is fine because you were getting tired of going out every day / you made him soup with the small amount of food you'd bought at the local costco and he finally took to twitter to tell them how wonderful you were being

sapnap

i think he's taking you on 2 honeymoons, the first is for two weeks in texas to spend time with his family, just so you know you can always depend on them when you need them

the other is for three weeks in greece; the people, the culture, the food, he loves it and he wants to surround you in it

probably picked a hotel over a b&b

also on all the flights, during airport security, in taxis/ubers, when waiting for flights, in the hotel, he kept repeating the same words

mrs./mr./mx. armstrong, he just loves saying it, SO MUCH

”i love you, [mrs./mr./mx.] armstrong.” your newlywed husband spins you in his arms, pulling you flush against his chest. ”i know mr. armstrong, and i love you.” you press a kiss to his lips, trying to get out of his arms to get back to unpacking your suitcase

i think for activities, lots of lunches out and dinners in

also a whole lot of museums and art galleries and ancient ruins, spending time talking about greek mythology and your own theories and opinions on it

sap also sometimes calls you bro on accident and you sometimes call him dude still and all you guys can ever say about it is 'it is what it is'

”what are you gonna get, bro?” he asks as he closes his own menu. he didn't even realise what he said, but the waiter did, and he just watched with intent, unsure of what was happening. ”i don't know dude, whatever you're having i guess.” you close your menu. the waiter speaks up, ”i'm sorry i know it's none of my business but uhm- are you two not, married?” he sounds nervous, as if he thinks he's interrupted some secret affair. ”wh- what? we're married. we've been married.” sap is the one to point it out, taking your hand in his. ”ah, it was just how you called each other 'dude', and 'bro'.” the waiter laughs nervously, walking away with the order written down. in unison, ”it is what it is.”

i also think he takes you shopping because he believes the people who gave you the best wedding gifts should also get a gift in return in addition to a thank you card

lots of hand swinging with your left hand to show off your ring, and hugging in lines, and kissing-bordering-on-making-out in public, he just has no reason not to anymore, you're married

george

george couldn't decide where you went for awhile, so he asked of your friends and his friends and ended up at first with iceland (this is george guys remember) but then changed his mind and picked italy and romania, one week in each

b&b >>> hotels with george, he prefers the privacy

he spent months before the wedding trying to learn the basics of the italian and romanian languages despite how widespread english is

definitely takes you out to eat A BUNCH, except for two nights in each country where you and him cooked dinner for yourselves

you can expect lots of late mornings and late nights with george, he just can't get enough of his new spouse

definitely emphasises your last name being davidson whenever there's a reservation or when he feels the staff is being a little too forward

”last name?” the host asked, eyes glued to the kiosk screen in front of him. ”mr. and mx. davidson.” your husband smiled at you, giving your hand a gentle squeeze.

takes you to a store at the start of the trip so you have food where you're staying / bonus if you convince him to go to a farmers' market

every day of the trip you and him have set aside an hour to talk to your respective friends on the phone (he's louder)

also forgets to tell you that he booked a redeye for the first flight out of italy/romania because when he booked it he forgot he was planning for two people instead of just himself / he apologised a lot for it

”y/n i'm sorry, if i had been paying attention i would've booked it for later in the day tomorrow.” ”george, baby it's fine. i really don't mind. it's not like i'm going anywhere.” you flash him your ring with a smile to emphasise you point, to which he returns the smile before looking at his own ring.

he apologised again when the plane was about to take off

ted

i think ted takes you to japan for your honeymoon, at least for a week to try those capsule hotels that you and him been dying to try for months

i think he wants to go see all sorts of attractions in japan; theme parks, cat cafes, boardwalks, boat tours, and maybe take you to see an anime film (my brain is rotted from wanting to see an anime film in japan im sorry)

he booked a hotel because in the moment, it felt the easiest

even in japan he would get recognised, but not nearly as often as he did in the states and he would kindly turn down any fan who wanted a picture because he was busy on his honeymoon

lots of small kisses; at the end of a boardwalk, right before you sit down at restaurants, when you get back to the hotel room, when he brings you coffee, tea, or water in the morning, just outside the restaurant when you're leaving, when you two depart in a mall for a set time of 20 minutes

i think he likes seeing the trending tags on twitter surrounding your wedding

”what'ya smiling at, like an idiot baby?” you ask him, drying your hair with a towel from your recent shower, as you walk around from where your suitcase was to where he was stood in the mini kitchen. ”'the nivisons,' we're trending honey, that's all. i think it's sweet.” ”you know coming over here and giving me a kiss is even sweeter.” his phone is on the counter and he's encasing himself around you so fast.

he definitely texted his married friends for ideas when he started to run out / also before you left he logged into your pinterest on your computer and looked for anything he could use as an idea

you guys start binge-watching a new show while on your honeymoon and made inside jokes about it (yeah you became that couple)

holds your hand when you're walking around and getting into taxis and doing pretty much anything in public because he's scared he'll lose you in a crowd

he talks to you like he would a child. ”don't let go of my hand.” ”i won't ted, don't worry.” you shake your head at his antics once he turns away.

books a later in the afternoon flight out so that you can sleep in and he can pack for you and wake you up and get you out the door slowly, without a huge rush and stress

charlie

charlie takes you to 2 places, to start, you get 3 weeks in bali plus a week in new zealand (jrr tolkien/hobbit/lotr fans are gonna love this one)

in bali, he rents a whole house, 1 bedroom & 1 bathroom with a rate of $110 (usd) a night

while you're there, he takes you to sightsee places like gunung kawi temple, pura lempuyang luhur, ubud monkey forest, tukad cepung waterfall and holy spring (tirta empul)

of course wherever you go he insists on holding your hand, just to keep you close by

”baby you gotta let go of my hand i wanna take pictures.” your husband huffs a small, ”fine.” he releases your hand, but his hands find perch on your waist while you take pictures of the water, or the shops, or the wildlife, whatever.

definitely asks if he can use some of the pictures you took for his instagram story (it's the most he's ever used his insta story) and you tell him yes but only if you get to pick them / also on the same note, if either of you snap anyone during your honeymoon or just take selfies in general, they're always of you two kissing or giving each other cheek kisses in the house or at a restaurant or at a location you're visiting

he spends a lot of time just looking at your ring and how the ring on your finger looks against his fingers and vice versa with his ring against your fingers

”charlie?” he looks up from your intertwined hands in surprise. ”hm, what?” ”whatcha thinkin' about?” ”mmm, nothin', just admiring you.” he pressed a gentle kiss to your cheek, making you smile and a small tint to cover your cheeks.

in new zealand it's a hotel but it's a hobbit hole hotel, complete with tours of everything new zealand could offer about the tolkien's lord of the rings/hobbit universe

more eating out here than in bali despite how much more expensive it is

(if you're not a huge tolkien fan:) lots of thank yous from him for putting up with the trip so he could enjoy it // (if you are a huge tolkien fan:) a ton of excitement for both of you during the entire trip, and lots of talking about your own theories as you learn more about the fictional world

also vlogging the new zealand trip with charlie >>>> / and cataloging the film in the airport just before your flight for you to edit when you get home

schlatt

canada. idc, canada, that's where you're going. or iceland. somewhere cold.

i'm kidding, he told you that as a prank and then took you to australia (i apologise if you can't stand the animals there but this is schlatt we're talking about c'mon)

hotel over a b&b because even he, being the big guy that he is, was a little worried about finding a massive spider in the bed

probably quite a bit of alcohol that first night as a married couple

”y'so- god sweets y'so pretty.” schlatt twirled you around with one hand, beer bottle in the other. you giggled, the alcohol affecting your words and actions. you kept one hand tangled with his while the other held a grip on your bottle of beer. ”j..y'so handsome, you know that?” he blushed, and it must've been the alcohol because your boyfriend– husband now, never got flustered over something as small as that.

there's one night where you two go out dancing and when he sees all the prying eyes of the men and women around you, he makes sure to emphasise your ringed hands, keeping one of his hands planted firmly on your side

somehow you ended up going to see some aniaml fight with schlatt and when it got a little.. gory, you'd cover your eyes with your hands and tuck your head into his shoulder or his chest

”you alright baby?” he asked, flicking his eyes between you and the fight, arm around your shoulder, bringing you closer. ”i guess. jus'wanna leave though.” you whispered up into his ear and he nodded, waiting another minute before walking out with you tucked into his side, repeatedly asking you if you're really okay.

schlatt who takes you out to dinner every other night, with the rest of the nights being used to talk to both his and your friends and watch films together

also schlatt who believes in taking turns making lunch; whether it be sandwiches (it usually is), or pasta, a frozen pizza, etc, you take turns, after all you're married now, everything is 50/50

you probably both get sick at the end of the trip from something you ate and at first you were really worried, but he got better after a day and you two days after that

i also one hundred percent believe schlatt wanted to get home as soon as possible and picked an earlier in the morning flight / him plucking you from the bed three hours before your flight so you could shower and get ready, finish repacking, etc

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[psychotrenny]

It's not uncommon to see people complain as though normative values/opinions are somehow threatened or in the minority (and that they're therefore being brave and defiant by stating or defending them), and in response you'll often see them described as "overly online", that they spend too much time in some niche online space and so have forgotten how the rest of society works.

And like there's likely some degree of truth to that, although I think the "online" part gets too much emphasis. Like any social circle you spend enough time in is going to influence the opinions you see and how often you see them. Whether online or in person, its natural enough to get caught up in your own little part of the world and forget that the views of your friends and associates will not always mirror the views of broader society. This isn't an excuse for ignorance of course; you should at least try to be aware of the greater world and the most important trends within it, having some knowledge of what "normal people" think for both good and ill. It's just a mistake that people make for reasons other than "evil phone social media has rotted their brains"

But that's only half the story. Because quite often these people are very well aware that the views they're "bravely" speaking out against are considered fringe. In the very same sentence they go from framing themselves as a free-thinking radical to taking pride in the fact that "normal" "people in real life" agree with them. But normative values must be defended against even the most minor questioning, because the slightest doubt or opposition is a threat. The whole point of such values is that they are "normal"; a neutral natural part of reality. You're not meant to argue about them; hell you're not even meant to notice that they exist. Even a small fringe subculture of people who reject them entirely calls the whole arrangement into question; these laws of social reality become entirely optional and negotiable. Sure this sort of thing might not suddenly break someone's entire sense reality, like they failed a sanity check in Call of Cthulhu, but it can generate a very real and noticeable discomfort. Like you'll keep seeing people get irrationally angry over this sort of thing, picking unnecessary fights and resorting to arguments that essentially boil down to "It's just not right". Many people chose to defend even the most materially secure aspects of normativity, positioning themselves as the only sane person in a world gone mad, because otherwise they'd be forced to do some thinking that they'd rather not do. It's not that they've spent so much time online that they think normal is freakish and freakish is normal. They know very well what society considers "normal", and are very intent on keeping it that way

[morose-marble]

Incoherent ramble bc I have the brain worms about Apo

I am very annoying and also unwell, which is why I have taken to scrubbing through a not-insubstantial amount of episodes from Apo's lakorns (without subtitles) to form some kind of picture of what kind of roles he was cast in while employed by channel 3, and sending screen caps to literally anyone with a messaging app in my immediate social circle (they are in hell, thanks for asking). So, now that I have run out of people to torment with my obsessive tendencies, I am left with posting into the void on good ole tungle dot com.

So far, it seems that Apo's bread and butter was a wholesome, boy next door, nong type character (this is based on quite shaky interpretations of Sut Khaen Saen Rak, Buang Banjathorn, Chaat Payak and Prakasit Khammatep) with some exceptions, such as Tiang in Chat Suer Pun Mungkorn, a hot-headed young gangster. These aside, I have not yet formed a comprehensive understanding of his profile as an actor, as I can't seem to get my hands on some of the dramas at all.

The aforementioned roles were all supporting ones, and I could only find episodes for one of his two lead parts, that of Pong Khun Boon Jirakit in Pra Teap Rak Hang Jai, an enemies to lovers story(?). His character sells artisanal traditional Thai silk(?) and ends up falling for a rich woman (Preeyakarn Jaikanta) down on her luck who needs to become independent and better herself as a person(?). Quite a straightforward premise. (He wears a bunch of plaid in the show, he looks uncomfortable.)

Now. What I have noticed about Apo's career in supporting parts is that the male leads he supports are very...narrowly masculine, in comparison to him. Apo has talked about having faced homophobia/general cishet discriminatory nonsense in the industry at that time, and flicking through these shows really illuminates how rigid the concept of a lakorn romantic male lead was (maybe still is, I don't know). Obviously, I gathered that lakorn gender roles were a tad more conservative, but I still struggled slightly with understanding why Apo was treated the way he was, bc I feel like he is relatively conventionally masculine (my european perspective impacts my perception of what constitutes normative gender roles, I know) to the point where picking up on any ~queer~ vibes would be a gays only event. However, I feel like I get it a bit better now.

Apo is very handsome. He is also beautiful in a way that a lot of these leads aren't. They are pointedly conventionally masculine, not necessarily hypermasculine, but going towards that direction, something that is emphasised by their role in the narrative and acting style. Lots of stoicism and displays of quiet suffering and anger. I know, it's very reductive to place gendered presentations onto a spectrum etc etc, but if one were to operate within rigidly delineated binary requirements for gender presentation that exist in media (and society, there's nuance), Apo does not quite fit the criteria of a leading man within the given parameters. Which is terrible, of course. I can absolutely understand why Apo got fed up with the industry and decided to leave it all behind.

Additionally, as pointed out above with the repeated archetypal character traits, I feel that he did not get to flex his acting muscles in the narratives of these shows, which is another thing he has commented on, though maybe not in those words exactly.

Thinking about all of this makes his recent successes with Kinnporsche and Man Suang terribly interesting and delicious. I recognise that narrativising a celebrity's experiences as an affective story like this is mad parasocial brain rot behaviour, but the idea of him taking something that he was disparaged for earlier on in his career (perceived queerness) and turning it into a factor of him surpassing that which held him back is very attractive in a story sense. Like, what a triumph?

I'm not sure if any of this makes sense or if this is completely old news to everyone, but for some reason I had to get it out somewhere. I'll probably read this back in the morning and cringe mightily.

Anyway. What an interesting time to follow his advancement and the changes in the Thai BL industry, namely the increased attention from the government. I have fears, but I don't know how to articulate them yet. Therefore, I will focus on enjoyment for the time-being.

[ghoul-bunny]

Hello I am a friend of Sai’s

I have known Sai since they went to secondary school and I am very aware of what has been going on.

Sai is fine, I can not divulge information but there was an incident and the crisis team are now fully involved. Sai refused to go to the hospital as the last time they had gone to the hospital they had contacted their parents and things at home had become even more tense.

Some of you do not know Sai, some of you think Sai does this for attention but over the years Sai’s mental health has deteriorated so rapidly that sometimes they are even unaware of where they are at present, what day it is, what time it is and on rare occasions they do not even know what year it is.

Sai has been trying for a very, very long time to have things under control but in the past year things have declined so badly I don’t recognise my friend anymore at times.

Sai also does not understand most of the time when they are behaving like they are, they do not understand outwardly they are being a cold and harsh person because from what they have told me in their own mind they are either being polite or just setting boundaries, when they do not understand what they are saying is what most what considering mean, guilt tripping or abusive.

They have memory problems on top of other mental health issues, they have extreme paranoia due to years of mistreatment and bullying, they have no social skills and they have been sheltered and treated like a baby for their whole life.

When I knew Sai at school they were an amazing person, yes they had difficulties like most with autism do, but they were talented in drama, arts, writing, they wrote stories upon stories, they went into college and went into many amazing jobs and gained many skills.

And then when they turned around 18 they were placed into a supposed care system for young adults. I don’t know what went on in that house but all I knew was the friend I had once known had suddenly become shy, antisocial and began to develop other mental problems.

And then they started using the internet more and more, they just hyper focused on the internet, they cancelled plans, they put off appointments and slowly stopped wanting to even work because they just wanted to spend dawn till dusk online. Sai does not have the mental capability to be online for that amount of time, they do not understand that they were rotting their brain from the inside out.

Many of us have stayed at the side of Sai, just keeping our dms or phone lines open for them, as we don’t know what is happening to Sai but we don’t want to abandon them either, as frustrating as they are, and sometimes they are down right cruel but I need all of you to believe me this is not who Sai is.

They are going to get the help they need, they are going to be with people who can help them, but right now they do need friends and family because right now they are scared and feel alone and abandoned. They feel the weight of everything on them because they can not control this part of their brain that has just dominated their whole personality.

Sai might come back, they might not, they don’t really know yet. They just told me for now they want to spend some time away from social media, they don’t want to stare at a screen all day to the point they feel sick.

They gave me their login information just to confirm to people who are worried they are okay, Sai also did not ask me to write all this up. I wanted to write this on my own accord as I felt it was necessary because some of you seem to think Sai is doing this on purpose, when I can tell you they are not and they hate who they are, and they hate they’ve lost good friends because they were out of control and didn’t even know where they were or what was going on at the time.

I want to put this part under read more as I felt it was getting long.

But I saw the messages Sai was sent before they crashed and I want to say I am absolutely disgusted, you should be ashamed of yourselves.

Was Sai in the wrong for their behaviour? Oh yes they were and we already talked about it.

But you who messaged them, you who has NO idea what’s going on with them offline had the audacity to speak to my friend as you did? How dare you treat and speak to my friend like that, I do not care how old Sai is. Sai may be older but that does not stop a mental illness from deteriorating their brain!

Sai’s entire family on either side has family members with dementia, They have shown the same symptoms and signs as Sai did at the same age and within a few years they just became a shell of someone they used to be.

I understand you are angry and I understand you are upset, I even understand blocking them. But how dare you speak to them like that, how dare you treat them like this is an issue they can just control.

Sai was flustered and upset when they were trying to contact people to apologise, they didn’t understand at the time what was happening as far as they were aware the situation had been dealt with, so yes they put one person over the other because they were desperate and hurt and did not want to leave things on sour terms.

But how dare you treat Sai like it’s a privilege that you would DARE grace your presence to Sai in forgiving them and speaking as if they should kiss the ground beneath your feet because you allowed this cruel and horrible person to be forgiven for there. Let me check my notes here.

Being moody and snappy? Being agitated at minor things? Being annoyed that you would ignore them and then make fun of things they had worked on?

And you wonder why they were feeling distant and upset?

And absolutely bonkers to me that you can use your “system” to bully or belittle another person, that you can hide behind it to use it as an excuse to be mean and claim it's your mental illness. But the second my friend tries to explain that they are unmedicated, stressed and trying to seek help and that they know they are difficult, suddenly it’s not allowed.

I understand that some of you have had to step back from being a friend to Sai, I understand it can be difficult to have to deal with someone like Sai.

But all I can say is I hope, I really do hope if something happens to you and your brain starts to fall apart. That when you start to become someone else. That when you begin to feel like you are an outsider in your own mind.

I hope you have someone at your side to help you through it. I hope you have someone who will love and care for you and I hope that when your friends can see there is something wrong, when your friends can see that you are not of mentally sound mind. I hope they don’t get angry at you, I hope they don’t make accusations about you and I hope they can tolerate you.

Because all it takes is one thing and your life is changed like that.

I said my piece. I said a lot. I care for Sai and I can only ask that if you do try and reach out to Sai in the future. Please be patient. I miss my friend, I miss who they were but I and others will help them through this.

Thank you and I hope Sai will be back to see you all again soon, even if the time is limited.

[mrjinx87]

Hi, folks. Steven Emanuel here.

So, for many years now, I have been pretty vocal about my feelings towards Donald Trump and Republicans. For those who need a little catching up, I’ll sum up my feelings right now: they stink and I hate their guts.

Now, admittedly, I am just as guilty as many people are of getting dragged down by politics, becoming consumed with current events, and allowing frivolous online debates about this topic or that topic to suck the joy out of me and make me miserable. I’m sure a lot of you can relate over these past four years especially.

But, here’s the thing: I try, I don’t always succeed, but I TRY not to let my politics consume my entire soul.

I have seen people on both sides of the political spectrum become so engrossed with one issue to the point that it becomes their ENTIRE personality. And sometimes, that has led to their brains rotting, which has then led them to saying and doing stupid things. AND THEN, they sometimes have gone down a pipeline that makes them worse people as a result. I don’t have to look too far for examples either. People I’ve personally known have had this happen to them.

So when it comes to politics, I try all I can to make sure that I’m not the next person to have their brain rotted. I am a fully formed, three-dimensional human being with a variety of interests, and I hope that you can tell that just by looking at the content I post online. I intentionally put a cap on talking about or looking at politics after a certain point on any given day. I make sure to take breaks. I’ve even stopped looking for new political content on social media and YouTube, since I’ve come to the realization that I actually hate about 90% of leftist content creators out there. I know what I like, and I know what I don’t like. So I’ll just stick to the people that I do like.

And maybe this is a sign of my privilege. The fact that I can just turn off my awareness of current issues whenever I want to. I’m privileged in the fact that I’m not going through what a lot of people even in this country are going through. I recognize this. But I truly believe that it’s better for my mind and for my soul that I operate in this matter. For me, it’s about balance. I think you can care about the state of the world and also still take time out to breathe. You’re not a bad person if you fight for what’s right for 3 hours of the day instead of 12.

Also, I just don’t want the people I despise to take up so much space in my head. There are people whose entire existence depends on “owning” people on the opposite side of the political spectrum. What depressing existences those people must have. I don’t want Donald Trump to be in my head 24/7. I don’t want Marjorie Taylor Greene to be in my head 24/7. I take every opportunity I can to dunk on Steven Crowder, and to be clear, I don’t regret a single thing I have ever said about that asshole, but I don’t want Steven Crowder living in my head rent free 24/7. That’s a fate worse than death.

So, yeah, I’m gonna continue to try to maintain balance. That’s pretty much it for my rant. Nobody was calling me out or anything. This was just weighing on my mind recently and I had to let it out.

TL;DR: If you ever see me post something like the guy above, something like “My wife is pregnant. We’re gonna have a baby! I’m gonna be a father! EAT SHIT, DONALD TRUMP.” If you ever see something like that coming from me, you have my permission to have me institutionalized.