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Normal people are always trying to be less generic and weird people are always trying to be more generic. I'm afraid you can't win this either way
May 6, 2024
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🌱I grew up going to school with a lot of classmates from affluent families, where gifted and AP classes functioned as a form of soft segregation between the upper and lower classes under the guise of merit. I never felt like I fit in and I felt borderline subhuman for having a family that struggled financially and didn’t value the traditional markers of “success.”Â
I was always very strange and off putting with a strong sense of personal style but as I got older I felt this overwhelming desire to conform, that if I could be part of this class of strivers and networkers it would validate my inherent worth.
I didn’t realize that my values are so different from theirs and I think that was complicated by the fact that people benefit socially from co-opting progressive views to appear to be less vapid and materialistic than they are.
And it’s not about how much money people make; it’s about the attitude they have about the world and deeming people with elite credentials or certain class markers to be worth more than others. And this neurotic single minded obsession with maintaining their social status! But like actually you know what I do just hate yuppie scum and I’m never going to be like them but that’s okay because I don’t want to 🥹
I was always very strange and off putting with a strong sense of personal style but as I got older I felt this overwhelming desire to conform, that if I could be part of this class of strivers and networkers it would validate my inherent worth.
I didn’t realize that my values are so different from theirs and I think that was complicated by the fact that people benefit socially from co-opting progressive views to appear to be less vapid and materialistic than they are.
And it’s not about how much money people make; it’s about the attitude they have about the world and deeming people with elite credentials or certain class markers to be worth more than others. And this neurotic single minded obsession with maintaining their social status! But like actually you know what I do just hate yuppie scum and I’m never going to be like them but that’s okay because I don’t want to 🥹
Jul 12, 2025
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🚥I talk the talk but Im still a damn sheep. Just one who is always wondering what an unfenced life would be like.
May 7, 2025
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I have an acquaintance whose personality I have always found grating and today I finally realized exactly what it is that I dislike so much: they pride themselves on being an ideal consumer. They get chuffed as fuck at how well marketing works on them to the point of being borderline braggadocious about how quickly and deliberately they react to advertising; even when they’ve been duped or scammed they admire the way they’ve been fooled.
It’s so cartoonishly American, they’re like a funhouse mirror that accentuates by own stupid fatso traits and stokes my most antisocial impulses. They say you should “let people enjoy things” but there’s got to be a healthier middle ground where my friend stops enjoying adding to their credit card debt to see every Ryan Reynolds movie in IMAX and I stop enjoying hating them for it.
Apr 7, 2025
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đź’»Every time I use this site I really like it but I constantly forget or get busy with something else. Being able to easily use it on my phone without getting lost in tabs would be great
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đź’»If you install a lightweight Linux distro on it you'll find it's still perfectly usable for everyday things, and maybe even more :)
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🏖Would highly recommend travelling, I did it last year knowing I'd hate it but thought it's something I should do, ended up being the best thing I've ever done