Cringe is The New Cool
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Cringe is The New Cool
We are currently in the uncanny valley of online expression. “Be yourself” has gone from a well-meaning kindergarten encouragement to a genuine threat. If you look closely, behind every front-facing-camera-short-form-video is a person making extreme calculations about their own authenticity. After all, we want “CREATORS” who are “REAL” ! We want th
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ask yourself: Do you want to be known for the sake of being known? Then you might want to consider being a YouTuber who eats Tide Pods. Or do you want to become known for a niche you own? And if so, then put your ego in the backseat and give the “niche” the spotlight. Evangelize it. Educate people on it. Don’t market “yourself.” Market, write about
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Phenomenologically, the experience of cringing involves a self-deprecating withdrawal, a visceral curling in on oneself, a feeling in the pit of one’s stomach that’s not quite painful, but more than a knot. Cringing is more transient and weaker than self-loathing; harsher than laughing at oneself. We cringe when we’re embarrassed and we cringe when
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Speaking of psychotics, the internet has made so many people go off the deep end. Or it’s also made so many become these disillusioned doomers, irony-poisoned and stuck with a nihilistic outlook. It’s important to acknowledge the realities of the horror show we call life, but also strive to move beyond that and not let the world beat you down or fo... See more