I have this dream where I make enough online friends across the world so Iāll have more of an excuse to travel one day. Imagine ! going to Peru would be fun, but knowing someone there ? Even more incredible. I also constantly wonder how to form a small following that feels cozy and niche, like weāre all huddled together in a cottage and Iām throwing a dinner party slash show and tell for anything we like. Our art, our little trinkets, favourite song whatever. I cant believe my last show and tell opportunity was at second grade - totally wasted honestly. I have cooler stuff now :(
Apr 17, 2024
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Been finding myself spend more and more time online in niche Discord communities, like the PI.FYI book club and some music related groups. smaller communities means people are more likely to handle disagreements like adults (or leave), no algorithms so toxic waste doesnāt get promoted for eNgAgEmEnT or whatever, and normal folks talking about genuinely cool stuff they like. itās nice!
the other plus side is some of the bigger āviralā events make it into those spaces occasionally so Iām not totally culturally insulated, but Iām also not frantically trying to figure out more about Todayās Main Character like I used to on Twitter/X. just some nice spaces I get choose when and how to engage with.
Nov 16, 2024
I am going to speak on this both within the PI.FYI ecosystem and outside, in my real life. I consider myself to be gregarious in a way where I am often holding wonderful conversations with wonderful people who do not share my interests. By being immensely charming and well-spoken (or perhaps by having very very patient friends and acquaintances), I find myself able to talk about things I like without boring another person. I donāt think a lot of my taste is something that goes viral with people on this site, or is interesting to people who I get along with. Iām a gemini and I do feel the pull to try and alter myself to who Iām talking to, but I think the ability to just be earnest about yourself will get you way farther and help you develop much more meaningful relationships than just Mirroring Your Way Through Life. If you lead through life with a genuine desire to connect and care and make people leave the room feeling better, I donāt think it matters if youāre a geek or freak, I think it just matters that you were honest.
Iāve had one or two viral posts on PI.FYI, but the recs Iāve been most excited to write are for a comic book or video game. Those recs donāt get any likes at all. And honestly I think thatās perfectly fine, because beyond being just a platform to connect with earnest people, this is an archive of interests and personality. In 700 years when the digital museum archivists are sifting through all the internet servers that havenāt eroded, putting together The Final Digital Archive Of You or Somebody or Whatever, I put something out there that was a little bit honest. Though, I donāt think I have the impulse to leave behind a perfect digital representation of myself. I think the most important things in life are things you canāt leave behind, because they are moments that are meant to be forgotten when you and everyone you know are gone. But one day someoneās going to be in a boring university library sifting through my recs on Grant Morrisonās bibliography, and theyāll be Wondering Why I Felt That Way. And by and large theyāll know.
Apr 6, 2025
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love these smaller social apps where you can be yourself since its small and only a couple people follow you
My other favs: Retro and Letterboxd
Feb 12, 2024
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Oh my god, heartbreak high for sure
Apr 16, 2024
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Apr 16, 2024
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Got When we lost our heads by heather OāNeil from the library today and its unraveling into this perverse tale of two girlsā friendship that rivals their weird, affectionate hatred for one another. Thatās sapphic romance for you !
Apr 16, 2024