Nobody had to repeatedly insist that the cell phone or the internet were "inevitable", they just suddenly were everywhere, because they were actually innovations people *wanted*
In Matrix Reloaded there’s a sex scene with a prolonged closeup on Neo’s face as he clearly climaxes, leading the viewer to think “this must imply that they’re going to have a baby, otherwise why include this”
and yet,
Frustrating seeing people getting riled up by hantavirus tweets from Polymarket/Kalshi/unusual_whales, they’re absolutely succeeding in driving people to their predictions and branding themselves as “news”
@offbeatorbit As much as I roll my eyes at her "leeky chicky sando with a whole lotta kale" type naming, I have to admit I make her coffee soda just about weekly
cant believe millenials allowed themselves to think a band just writing paul simon graceland tracks but from the pov of collegiate old money wasps was cool
Self-ascribed “fandom” is so maddening, from what I can see it’s just people declaring that they care the most about a work, then asserting thay that gives them a stake in the creative ownership and a free pass to be parasocial with its creators
Dave Grohl said he has been going to therapy "six days a week" and discussed the reaction to his admission of infidelity in a new interview.
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Humanity's greatest accomplishments of the 21st century:
- HBO's Girls
- The Doritos Locos Taco
- CERN's Large Hadron Collider
- The "Nine Delights" tweet
- Elden Ring