You know I was looking at some of the architecture down town today and thought to myself, "just think, none of this would be possible if there wasn't someone critiquing mud huts 10000 years ago."
I've seen this particular tweet like a dozen times now, so it's definitely spread far and wide. Some people only think of image macros as memes, but yes the broader definition I've seen is essentially a viral concept.
Could we, without relentlessly criticizing, let people have... whatever little harmless things in which they've managed to find a tiny shriveled flower of joy?
If there was some other place to post that would get the same traction I'd gladly put it there. But its not really that big of a deal at the end of the day
Somebody should make a movie around this message of jaded adults refinding their humanity in an absurd, hyperconsumerist world through the rejection of cynicism and embracing of liking things again, but cleverly disguise it as a movie made to sell plastic dolls to little girls to play on the concept of hyperconsumerism.
I think this hypothetical movie will be a smashing success in the box office. And probably win the lead actress an Oscar this year.
I absolutely agree, I think you ahem that lead actress should win an Oscar.
But I think it's important that we don't let enjoying things become synonymous with liking (mindless purchasing) the corporate products that are being sold to us at a breakneck pace.
What ways do we have to still create our own ways to have fun? How can we make our own "weird barbies"?
The difference is that you should enjoy things not because nothing matters in this world (that would be hedonism.), but because the world matters to you, and you will fight to make it better.
There comes a point in everybody's life where they are faced with their own mortality and finally figure out what they are meant to do. None of us will be here forever, so, I think we should use our short time on this Earth to fight for a world where everyone is free to find their way in life, and be themselves again.
Kinda vague, but everyone is different, so, everyone will have to figure it out on their own.
Totally irrelevant to your comment, keep up the strike and hold the line! Assuming you're the real Margot Robbie and have a prolific platform. I know it's not fair, especially to the less recognizable members but a lot of other people who are thinking about unionizing are watching the WGA and SAG strikes to see if labour can still win. It's not just you guys, we're all with you. Even if they're too stupid to realize this strike is more important than a new season of NCIS. Labour winning this strike proves that labour isn't out of the fight and capital hasn't completely won. Stay strong! Hold the line!
I don't criticize people for enjoying those things, I criticize the corporations for relentlessly monetizing those things, making them insufferable and sucking all the enjoyment out of them for money.
Also harm isn't why people care. Its the erosion of well defined seasons in order to push corporate products on us and in the end we get fucked up melding of events like remembrance day while people are preoccupied trying to get Christmas shopping in.
It turns what was once cultural events into corporate buy shit quarters. Because its easier for Walmart to sell Christmas stuff in October then wait until it's the season.
Its a loss and erosion of an important shared culture in favor of only corporate sponsored ones.
If you are seriously annoyed by any of these things, then it should be a reminder of how unburdened and care free your life is that such a thing actually bugs you, and spark a sense of pride and contentment instead.
Guy across the street spent the weekend putting up Halloween decorations with his daughter. We can this guy "Heavy metal dad" because year round he displays pentagram flags, and wears heavy metal band shirts with the sleeves cut off all year. It's great.
Cinnamon is carcinogenic???? You know what, I don't care. I love cinnamon, and this propaganda won't change my mind. I'm going to plug my ears and go "lalalalalala"
My first thought was "It's never too early for Halloween". I can understand hating early Christmas decorations, because Christmas is an all-out capitalist fuckfest with irritating jingles. But who hates Halloween?
Honestly it's probably in part BECAUSE OF the damn early Christmas decorations that Halloween stuff has been expanding earlier into the fall/summer. Because by mid October you have to wade through a sea of holly jolly bullshit to get to it. Anyone with an issue with the early Halloween stuff, go take it up with Christmas for trying to annex October and not staying on their fucking side of the 31st.
I found my tiny shriveled flower of joy in being a hater. Today's target: people who upvoted this garbage. The fuck is wrong with you? It's not a meme and it's not funny, it doesn't belong on this community, and it's so sanctimonious it gave me diarrhea.
Tomorrow's target: people who push all their furniture up against the wall
Thursday's target: Scots
It's ridiculous that Christmas decorations and shopping starts popping up in stores 4 months early in September (late August in some cases). No other holiday is like that. It's like seeing Valentine's Day stuff out in November or Halloween out in July.
Personally, I feel oversaturated and sick of Christmas by the time it actually arrives.
I guess I'll be giving away candy canes at Halloween. Maybe also some of those old fashioned ribbon candies that taste like mothballs... That's kind of in the spirit of Halloween isn't it?
If I can't criticize every insignificant difference in lifestyle that I have with a stranger that I probably won't ever talk to again in my life. How else will I stroke my ego and fulfill my basic need of feeling superior to others?
Only hate the really early Halloween decorations at the store when they take away summer things early. Sometimes I need a new pool float in late august...
Also, it's important for everyone to feel comfortable expressing their dislike for things, so long as jumping on hateful-bandwagons isn't a source of social credit.
Sure, as soon as you stop bombarding me with advertisements for these things to the point I retch at the very sight.
Fucking seriously my local Lowe's had the Halloween decorations on display before the end of August. Two whole entire months am I getting BLEAURGH'd at by an injection molded demon every time I walk in to buy some screws and a quart of stain. Of course the Christmas decorations are going to be out on November 1st. Remember when there were only 12 days of Christmas? Now there's something like 60.
But if you still eat meat and die on the hill of avocados being bad for the planet then you're a hypocrite. If you truly believe both things can be bad then practice what you preach brother
Requiring a lot of water to grow something isn't inherently problematic. The issues only come in when wealthy landowners steal drinking water during drought conditions to grow things. When it comes down to brass tacks, the cartels are more of an issue with avocado production (and actually one of the bigger reasons they are expensive).
All that to say, it doesn't really matter in the end. If you enjoy your avocados and can afford them, have at it. We're all doomed to be crushed under the cloven hooves of our billionaire gods anyway.
Not funny.
Not a meme.
Approximately 99% of stuff that gets posted here are not memes. I think you're fighting a losing battle here.
You know I was looking at some of the architecture down town today and thought to myself, "just think, none of this would be possible if there wasn't someone critiquing mud huts 10000 years ago."
What are the essential criteria of a meme in your view?
I would say a Twitter post isn't one. At least scribble on an image of some.kind.
Okay, I've edited it so we should all be happy now
👍
IMHO an idea that spreads person to person, not just PSAs that are unlikely to be shared further.
So the avocado face on the bottom right of this image IS a meme. And if this Tweet turns into a copypasta, then it's a meme.
I've seen this particular tweet like a dozen times now, so it's definitely spread far and wide. Some people only think of image macros as memes, but yes the broader definition I've seen is essentially a viral concept.
Could we, without relentlessly criticizing, let people have... whatever little harmless things in which they've managed to find a tiny shriveled flower of joy?
It's being spread through communication - It's a meme. Memes don't have to be funny.
Did you even SEE the avocado with a face? Meme.
/s if needed..
Reminds me of where I used to live, Reddit.
You're 100% right. But I've seen comics and tweets do well here, so this post isn't going against the norm
Yep. Came for the memes. Unsubscribed for the other shit.
If there was some other place to post that would get the same traction I'd gladly put it there. But its not really that big of a deal at the end of the day
That's what I expect a pumpkin spice in September enjoyer to say.
Sips apple cider
The community of users collectively decides what does and doesn't belong here
It's called "Memes" dude, you post memes here.
You’re a Reddit refugee aren’t you
Somebody should make a movie around this message of jaded adults refinding their humanity in an absurd, hyperconsumerist world through the rejection of cynicism and embracing of liking things again, but cleverly disguise it as a movie made to sell plastic dolls to little girls to play on the concept of hyperconsumerism.
I think this hypothetical movie will be a smashing success in the box office. And probably win the lead actress an Oscar this year.
I'd like to think even as a jaded adult this isn't just an impersonation.
And I assume the Ken dance off scene is an allegory to the obliteration of the ego resulting in self reflection?
Ok if you had the opportunity to make Ryan Gosling do a dumb song and dance number you would have done the same thing.
It's funny for actors to play against type because it's unexpected. Like Leslie Nielsen in "Airplane!", for example.
I absolutely agree, I think you ahem that lead actress should win an Oscar.
But I think it's important that we don't let enjoying things become synonymous with liking (mindless purchasing) the corporate products that are being sold to us at a breakneck pace.
What ways do we have to still create our own ways to have fun? How can we make our own "weird barbies"?
The difference is that you should enjoy things not because nothing matters in this world (that would be hedonism.), but because the world matters to you, and you will fight to make it better.
There comes a point in everybody's life where they are faced with their own mortality and finally figure out what they are meant to do. None of us will be here forever, so, I think we should use our short time on this Earth to fight for a world where everyone is free to find their way in life, and be themselves again.
Kinda vague, but everyone is different, so, everyone will have to figure it out on their own.
I really like your first sentence. Great take, thanks for sharing.
Totally irrelevant to your comment, keep up the strike and hold the line! Assuming you're the real Margot Robbie and have a prolific platform. I know it's not fair, especially to the less recognizable members but a lot of other people who are thinking about unionizing are watching the WGA and SAG strikes to see if labour can still win. It's not just you guys, we're all with you. Even if they're too stupid to realize this strike is more important than a new season of NCIS. Labour winning this strike proves that labour isn't out of the fight and capital hasn't completely won. Stay strong! Hold the line!
Thank you.
If I hear Christmas music before at least November, I will go nuclear
completely agree. people can have their decorations whenever and whatever else their heart desires, but i draw the line at christmas music
I don’t mind people putting up decorations early, it’s when stores swap out their seasonal stock early that triggers me
Last year local Home Depot started clearancing out Halloween decorations to make room for Christmas stuff in September.
I don't criticize people for enjoying those things, I criticize the corporations for relentlessly monetizing those things, making them insufferable and sucking all the enjoyment out of them for money.
I just want to end misspelling "avocado" .
It's like "Gandhi". Seems like freaking no one on the internet knows how to spell that name.
I once turned in a project on that very individual at secondary school in which I had his name misspelled the entire way through.
It did not go well.
Ghandi?
Gone-dee
You had me until the too early decorations. The other things don't take away my joy. That does.
Also harm isn't why people care. Its the erosion of well defined seasons in order to push corporate products on us and in the end we get fucked up melding of events like remembrance day while people are preoccupied trying to get Christmas shopping in.
It turns what was once cultural events into corporate buy shit quarters. Because its easier for Walmart to sell Christmas stuff in October then wait until it's the season.
Its a loss and erosion of an important shared culture in favor of only corporate sponsored ones.
This is the reason. It's all just so commercial now and it never ends!
Nfi but this comment just brought me great joy. I’m grinning.
If just one person does it, it doesn't. But there are always more.
This is humanity, there will be no joy! ☝️
Serious.
If you are seriously annoyed by any of these things, then it should be a reminder of how unburdened and care free your life is that such a thing actually bugs you, and spark a sense of pride and contentment instead.
This is the way.
Guy across the street spent the weekend putting up Halloween decorations with his daughter. We can this guy "Heavy metal dad" because year round he displays pentagram flags, and wears heavy metal band shirts with the sleeves cut off all year. It's great.
It’s satan.
Source: I grew up in the 80s.
Cinnamon is carcinogenic???? You know what, I don't care. I love cinnamon, and this propaganda won't change my mind. I'm going to plug my ears and go "lalalalalala"
As far as I can tell, there isn't any evidence for this in humans. Enjoy your cinnamon.
oh is it one of those "feed a mouse ungodly amounts of the substance to see if it causes cancer" studies?
Oh those are my favorite. "We gave a mouse 3x it's body weight in this substance and it got cancer. This must be carcinogenic!"
Thank you, I will!
So I had to look that up and ask a friend versed in nutrition. Apparently no adverse findings wrt Ceylon cinnamon yet.
That's why your body rejects eating a spoon full of cinnamon as seen in that stupid challenge a few years ago.
WEF tried to depopulate the western countries with that viral meme
My uncle roger keeps thwarting them though
You forgot the sugar levels of pumpkin spice, which make Mountain Dew look like a health drink.
So i can enjoy one guilt free?
Pocket sand, you've been upgraded to pocket cinnamon
Many fandoms have a disturbingly sexual element (especially my little pony)
Huh?
Rofl. I’m so relieved. I thought this was going to e akin to “teletubbies are infecting our children with a gay agenda!”
Until I go to build my D&D table.
All it costs you is a couple of friends every time you start a new campaign
I miss dnd and mtg. Even the kids down here dunno either.
Halloween is my favorite time of the year!
My first thought was "It's never too early for Halloween". I can understand hating early Christmas decorations, because Christmas is an all-out capitalist fuckfest with irritating jingles. But who hates Halloween?
Honestly it's probably in part BECAUSE OF the damn early Christmas decorations that Halloween stuff has been expanding earlier into the fall/summer. Because by mid October you have to wade through a sea of holly jolly bullshit to get to it. Anyone with an issue with the early Halloween stuff, go take it up with Christmas for trying to annex October and not staying on their fucking side of the 31st.
All 3 months of it
I found my tiny shriveled flower of joy in being a hater. Today's target: people who upvoted this garbage. The fuck is wrong with you? It's not a meme and it's not funny, it doesn't belong on this community, and it's so sanctimonious it gave me diarrhea.
Tomorrow's target: people who push all their furniture up against the wall
Thursday's target: Scots
Upvoted Taddington. Hope ur ok hun
Costco has Christmas decorations up already actually
Halloween decorations now are fine, it's the Thanksgiving and Christmas decorations infringing on Halloween that are the problem.
It's ridiculous that Christmas decorations and shopping starts popping up in stores 4 months early in September (late August in some cases). No other holiday is like that. It's like seeing Valentine's Day stuff out in November or Halloween out in July. Personally, I feel oversaturated and sick of Christmas by the time it actually arrives.
I guess I'll be giving away candy canes at Halloween. Maybe also some of those old fashioned ribbon candies that taste like mothballs... That's kind of in the spirit of Halloween isn't it?
DG too.
If I can't criticize every insignificant difference in lifestyle that I have with a stranger that I probably won't ever talk to again in my life. How else will I stroke my ego and fulfill my basic need of feeling superior to others?
Is nobody going to talk about the avocado man in the right-hand corner
Only hate the really early Halloween decorations at the store when they take away summer things early. Sometimes I need a new pool float in late august...
But how else will I feel superior and generally much more intelligent than other people?
No
no Christmas music allowed until mid December
Yes to everything except the advocados. I hate superfoods and what they do to the soil.
An eye for an eye ✊😠
Excellent. More of this sentiment please.
Also, it's important for everyone to feel comfortable expressing their dislike for things, so long as jumping on hateful-bandwagons isn't a source of social credit.
I like Halloween and love seeing all the cool new decorations
Jack and Sally are particularly fond of October-December, but are almost always welcomed in my general whereabouts.
My tiny shrivelled flower of joy comes from relentlessly criticizing.
We should. Yes please.
Does anyone actively enjoy early christmas decoration? Its not the people Im annoyed with, its the stores.
Can we compromise? I'll give you all of those things except the early holloween decorations
Nope. It's awesome
I'd add hating on Hawaiian Pizza into this list.
Irony!
When they could be playing Pathfinder? I think not!
Sure, as soon as you stop bombarding me with advertisements for these things to the point I retch at the very sight.
Fucking seriously my local Lowe's had the Halloween decorations on display before the end of August. Two whole entire months am I getting BLEAURGH'd at by an injection molded demon every time I walk in to buy some screws and a quart of stain. Of course the Christmas decorations are going to be out on November 1st. Remember when there were only 12 days of Christmas? Now there's something like 60.
Don't be so negative...Christmas decorations will be out before Halloween is over.
If the Halloween stuff bugs you, enter the store by the pro desk.
60? Your retailers are slacking.
Could we, without relentless attention-whoring, stop inventing problems that don't exist?
Who tf is out there getting flak for ANY of these things? These are all perfectly accepted
People in various pockets of society? My sister would be one of them.
Sure. What about pineapple on pizza though? I mean you gotta draw the line somewhere.
Read up on the climate effects of eating avocado
Read up on deez nutz
Nowhere near as bad as meat and dairy. So you're vegan, right? Otherwise saying this would be hypocritical.
Avocados also tend to be grown in places where water is less available... If we all became vegetarians tomorrow, avocados would still be a big problem
It's possible for two things to be bad
But if you still eat meat and die on the hill of avocados being bad for the planet then you're a hypocrite. If you truly believe both things can be bad then practice what you preach brother
Actually, stealing is bad, so I can get away with murdering as many people as I want because at least I'm not a thief.
Circle of life?
wrong
Yee Avocado is expensive for a reason. Takes an absurd amount of water to grow.
Requiring a lot of water to grow something isn't inherently problematic. The issues only come in when wealthy landowners steal drinking water during drought conditions to grow things. When it comes down to brass tacks, the cartels are more of an issue with avocado production (and actually one of the bigger reasons they are expensive).
All that to say, it doesn't really matter in the end. If you enjoy your avocados and can afford them, have at it. We're all doomed to be crushed under the cloven hooves of our billionaire gods anyway.
Obligatory “what about bottled water/hoa/golf industries?”
Caligula: You're telling me those things have had one neck this whole time?!
Almonds too
Every time you eat an avocado, a baby seal dies.
Read up on the climate effects of eating beef
Read up on 'whataboutism'
Yeah that's the thing I'm pointing out dude
Well I'm pointing out that I was responding to something actually mentioned in the post
If I don't eat beef, there's not much incentive to create better alternatives so that I don't.
Lmao are you unironically saying you're doing the right thing eating beef because you're creating incentive to make you stop eating beef?
That's the joke.