Or "why August has historically made me simultaneously want to fully become a hermit or explode absolutely everywhere meaning it's the perfect time to make a Substack!"
I love the 5 things format!!! From what I remember, I think Ashley C. Ford started it on her Tumblr back in the day and then Steph and other TC folks adopted it. I love when trends like that come back, same with sharing songs and similar tumblr/live journal esque things when writing was fun and community building, not just for ClicK$.
so many important things in this! I have been sensing a shift towards a post cancel culture life, at least in the queer communities I'm apart of and within the discourse amongst other writers/artists online I follow, though I'm sure it's still alive and well in many areas of the internet. I think we can all agree accountability is important but the heights of where I've seen cancel culture go has been scary and alarming. I have so much I could say on this but I could go on forever lol
Also fuck the 5 love languages, people obsessively diagnosing others with avoidant attachment, and the popularity of categorizing EVERY facet of personality and relationships into digestible nuggets to put onto an IG info slide. I can't wait til that era is over if it ever happens.
I am zero point zero percent surprised that you knew the actual origins and I've updated everywhere! I will also be using ClicK$ interchangeably with "content" moving forward tysm.
And yes death to the IG info slide. Not everything SHOULD be digestible and easily consumable. Some things should remain complex and difficult and take WORK to understand!!!
I love the 5 things format!!! From what I remember, I think Ashley C. Ford started it on her Tumblr back in the day and then Steph and other TC folks adopted it. I love when trends like that come back, same with sharing songs and similar tumblr/live journal esque things when writing was fun and community building, not just for ClicK$.
so many important things in this! I have been sensing a shift towards a post cancel culture life, at least in the queer communities I'm apart of and within the discourse amongst other writers/artists online I follow, though I'm sure it's still alive and well in many areas of the internet. I think we can all agree accountability is important but the heights of where I've seen cancel culture go has been scary and alarming. I have so much I could say on this but I could go on forever lol
Also fuck the 5 love languages, people obsessively diagnosing others with avoidant attachment, and the popularity of categorizing EVERY facet of personality and relationships into digestible nuggets to put onto an IG info slide. I can't wait til that era is over if it ever happens.
I am zero point zero percent surprised that you knew the actual origins and I've updated everywhere! I will also be using ClicK$ interchangeably with "content" moving forward tysm.
And yes death to the IG info slide. Not everything SHOULD be digestible and easily consumable. Some things should remain complex and difficult and take WORK to understand!!!